Diagnostic Techniques for Infantile Subglottic Hemangiomas: A Scoping Review.

Objective: Infantile subglottic hemangioma (SGH) poses a risk of airway compromise if untreated. Traditionally, operative endoscopy (OH) diagnoses SGH, but since the discovery of beta-blockers' efficacy in treating infantile hemangiomas (IHs) in 2008, and advances in endoscopic technology, nonoperative methods have emerged. This review identifies endoscopic practices for diagnosing and monitoring infantile SGH during the oral beta-blocker treatment era.

Is There Utility in Preoperative Testing of Hemoglobin Before Primary Cheiloplasty?

Objective: To examine whether a preoperative hemoglobin of less than 10 g/dL is associated with a higher rate of perioperative complications.

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Tertiary academic hospital at Arkansas Children's Hospital of Little Rock, Arkansas.

A New Approach for Diagnosis and Surveillance of Infantile Subglottic Hemangioma in the Era of Propranolol Use: A Case Series.

Objective: To report our institutional experience in diagnosing and surveilling patients with infantile subglottic hemangioma (SGH) using in-office flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (FFL) with video technology, without requiring operative endoscopy in the era of propranolol use.

Methods: A retrospective case series was conducted on 4 children diagnosed with SGH between 2016 and 2022 at our institution.

Results: Awake FFL with video technology provided adequate visualization of SGH lesions for diagnosis, without any complications.

Cutaneous hyperpigmentation following bleomycin sclerotherapy for vascular malformations.

Systemic bleomycin therapy is associated with pulmonary fibrosis and cutaneous side effects. While it is believed that there is little to no systemic distribution of bleomycin when utilized to treat vascular malformations (VMs), we present a case series in which cutaneous, adhesive-related hyperpigmentation suggests that there is systemic egress of bleomycin following direct puncture sclerotherapy (DPS). This risk of hyperpigmentation after intralesional bleomycin should be discussed with patients, and steps to minimize the chances of it occurring should be implemented.

A novel surgical treatment for posterior glottic stenosis using thyroid ala cartilage - A case report and literature review.

Posterior glottic stenosis (PGS) describes a laryngeal disorder in which worsening degrees of scarring limit abduction of the vocal folds and/or arytenoids. It can be congenital or acquired. Generally, the acquired form is the result of chronic endotracheal tube trauma to the posterior larynx.