Transient swallowing dysfunction in typically developing children following supraglottoplasty for laryngomalacia.

Objective: To evaluate early postoperative swallowing function in otherwise typically-developing children following supraglottoplasty.

Methods: Retrospective chart review case series.

Results: Of 37 children identified as having undergone supraglottoplasty for severe laryngomalacia at our institution between January 2007 and October 2011, 24 were identified as otherwise typically developing with no indications/signs of swallowing problems pre-operatively and eligible for inclusion in this study.

Balloon sinuplasty for the surgical management of immunocompromised and critically ill patients with acute rhinosinusitis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to review use of balloon sinuplasty for surgical treatment in critically ill patients with acute sinusitis.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Subjects And Methods: Patients who underwent balloon sinuplasty between October 2007 and March 2008 were identified.

Revisiting the interpretation of positive sinus CT findings: a radiological and symptom-based review.

Objective: It is widely believed that a high percentage of normal, healthy patients without sinusitis symptoms have abnormal findings on sinus CT. Experiences of the authors of this study suggest otherwise.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.

The diagnosis and treatment of nasal valve collapse.

Purpose Of Review: The nasal valve is a complex structure that can be weakened from effects of aging, surgery, and trauma. A variety of methods have been described to strengthen the nasal valve region and prevent or treat nasal obstruction, such as batten grafts, spreader grafts, butterfly grafts, flare sutures, and suspension sutures. They will be briefly discussed here, but the intent of this review is to highlight the new developments in the treatment nasal valve collapse that have appeared in the literature over the last few years.