Tracheostomy in the pediatric trisomy 21 population.

Introduction: Tracheostomy in children is often performed to alleviate airway obstruction (AO) or to facilitate long-term ventilator support due to respiratory failure of various etiologies, such as heart failure, and postoperative respiratory failure. Although many of these pathologies are common among trisomy 21 patients, tracheostomy rates among this population have not previously been reported. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of trisomy 21 patients undergoing tracheostomy.

Setting up a medical portrait studio.

Consistency of photographic documentation is essential for facial plastic surgery, a visual surgical subspecialty. Photographs are often used to validate surgical outcomes but have many other uses including education, publication, and marketing. Utilization of a properly equipped medical portrait studio will dramatically increase the quality of photographic images.

Thoracic myelopathy secondary to intradural extramedullary bronchogenic cyst.

Background/objective: To report a case of thoracic myelopathy secondary to intradural extramedullary bronchogenic cyst.

Study Design: Case report.

Methods/findings: A 20-year-old man presented to the emergency department with increasing back pain and lower-extremity weakness.