Congenital middle ear anomalies: anatomical and functional results of surgery.

The aim of this study was to describe the audiometric results following surgery in a consecutive series of pediatric patients with a congenital middle ear disorder. Retrospective chart review was performed for 29 consecutive children who underwent 33 middle ear surgeries for congenital ossicular chain anomaly between 1990 and 2012. Anomalies were classified into four groups according to the Teunissen and Cremers classification.

Balloon dilation laryngoplasty for subglottic stenosis in children: eight years' experience.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes of balloon dilation laryngoplasty for laryngeal stenosis in children.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Academic tertiary care department of pediatric otolaryngology.

Inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in children.

Objective: To assess the results of inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in children.

Study Design: Before-and-after trial; follow-up duration, 26.6 +/- 19.