Audiovestibular Symptoms in Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Dominican Women.

Introduction: Previous publications have suggested a link between decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and audiovestibular symptoms. Being the first study, to our knowledge, in the Caribbean region, we aimed to determine the relationship between hearing impairment, vertigo, and tinnitus with BMD in a Dominican postmenopausal population diagnosed with osteoporosis.

Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional, single-center study was conducted.

Rare Case of Pediatric Upper Airway Obstruction: Laryngeal Granular Cell Tumor.

Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are uncommon neoplasms of unknown origin that can manifest in multiple locations throughout the body. Physicians should be aware of this type of tumor presenting in unusual locations such as the larynx, particularly in pediatric patients with stridor and dysphonia. We describe an 11-year-old female with a large laryngeal mass that obstructed the majority of the laryngeal lumen.

A Sustainable and Scalable Multidisciplinary Airway Teaching Mission: The Operation Airway 10-Year Experience.

Objective: To address whether a multidisciplinary team of pediatric otolaryngologists, anesthesiologists, pediatric intensivists, speech-language pathologists, and nurses can achieve safe and sustainable surgical outcomes in low-resourced settings when conducting a pediatric airway surgical teaching mission that features a program of progressive autonomy.

Study Design: Consecutive case series with chart review.

Setting: This study reviews 14 consecutive missions from 2010 to 2019 in Ecuador, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic.