An Innovative Surgical Technique: Dorsal SMAS Periosteal Flap for Nasal Radix Augmentation.

The nasal radix holds significant importance in facial aesthetics, sometimes requiring augmentation to create balanced facial profiles. A flat nasal radix can cause inadequate projection and the appearance of a pseudo-hump. In these cases, rhinoplasty surgeons should avoid working on the pseudo-hump and focus on elevating the radix to achieve the desired aesthetic outcome.

Management of paediatric sleep-disordered breathing.

Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing is a common condition which varies in severity from snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea. Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing is usually diagnosed clinically, with investigations such as polysomnography reserved for more complex cases. Management can involve watching and waiting, medical or adjunct treatments and adenotonsillectomy.

Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children.

Background: Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (oSDB) is a condition encompassing breathing problems when asleep due to upper airway obstruction. In children, hypertrophy of the tonsils and/or adenoids is thought to be the commonest cause. As such, (adeno)tonsillectomy has long been the treatment of choice.

Transition Risk Assessment Score to Stratify Health Care Needs and Interventions in Adolescents with Anorectal Malformations: A Pilot Study.

 Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are a complex collection of congenital disorders of the anus, rectum, and genitourinary system with possible active morbidities beyond adolescence.  To create the first evidence-based inclusive transition risk assessment score (TRAS) to stratify health care needs and interventions in teenagers with ARM transitioning to adult health care.  MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched electronically for original articles containing published scoring systems evaluating children with ARM from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2013.

Esophageal atresia and transitional care--step 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to define the prevalence of chronic long-term problems.

Background: Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital anomaly with high infantile survival rates. The aim of this study was to outline the prevalence of common long-term problems associated with EA repair in patients older than 10 years of age.

Data Sources: Original papers were identified by systematic searching of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases from January 1993 to July 2014.