Risk factors and healing factors for pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer: An epidemiological study.

To analyse the risk factors and healing factors of pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) in patients with laryngeal cancer after total laryngectomy, and to explore the relevant epidemiology. A retrospective analysis was conducted on laryngeal cancer patients who underwent total laryngectomy in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2022. The 349 patients included in the study were divided into a PCF group of 79 and a non-PCF group of 270.

[Clinical application of orofacial myofunctional therapy combined with muscle functionnal appliance in postoperative rehabilitation of children with OSA].

To explore the clinical significance of orofacial myofunctional therapy combined with muscle functional appliance in postoperative rehabilitation of children with OSA. Sixty children were diagnosed as moderate-to-severe OSA with AHI≥5 and underwent adenoid and/or tonsillar surgery. Children were divided into two groups based on whether they were willing to receive orofacial myofunctional therapy and muscle functional appliance after surgery.

Prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for Waardenburg syndrome type I and II in Chinese families.

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an auditory‑pigmentary disorder with varying combinations of sensorineural hearing loss and abnormal pigmentation. The present study aimed to investigate the underlying molecular pathology and provide a method of prenatal diagnosis of WS in Chinese families. A total of 11 patients with WS from five unrelated Chinese families were enrolled.