Laryngomalacia and swallowing function in children.

Objectives/hypothesis: 1) To determine the prevalence of dysphagia in children with laryngomalacia, 2) To ascertain whether severity of laryngomalacia influences the presence of swallowing dysfunction, and 3) To examine whether patients with medical comorbidities and laryngomalacia have a higher prevalence of swallowing dysfunction.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: All patients seen in the aerodigestive center at our institution between January 2007 and December 2012 with the diagnosis of laryngomalacia were included.

Role of polysomnography in the development of an algorithm for planning tracheostomy decannulation.

Objective: To examine the role of polysomnography (PSG) in helping determine readiness of tracheostomized patients for decannulation.

Study Design: Case series with chart review of pediatric patients who underwent PSG with tracheostomy tube in place with the goal of decannulation.

Setting: Tertiary care pediatric center.

The dysphonic videolaryngoscopy with stroboscopy paradox and challenge of acquired subglottic stenosis after laryngotracheal reconstruction.

Objective: There's no greater challenge in pediatric laryngology than diagnosis and treatment of chronic dysphonia following laryngotracheal reconstruction of acquired subglottic stenosis. Videolaryngoscopy with stroboscopy provides incomparable diagnostic information to fiberoptic endoscopy. Unfortunately, this pediatric subpopulation which would benefit the most from videolaryngoscopy with stroboscopy infrequently does.