The effects of balloon dilation laryngoplasty in children with congenital heart disease.

Objective: To determine the utility of performing balloon dilation laryngoplasty of subglottic stenosis (SGS) in children with underlying congenital heart disease (CHD).

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Tertiary care academic health center.

Immunohistochemical analysis and Epstein-Barr virus in the tonsils of transplant recipients and healthy controls.

Objective: To compare lymphocyte immunohistochemical markers and staining for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in tonsillectomy specimens from healthy children and pediatric transplant recipients.

Design: Analysis of pathology specimens.

Setting: Tertiary care medical center.

Outcomes of reduced postoperative stay following outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy.

Objective: To assess outcomes of reduced postoperative recovery room observation times and associated complication rates following outpatient pediatric adenotonsillectomy at a tertiary care medical center outpatient facility over a 7.5-year period.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.