Congenital heart block related to maternal autoantibodies: descriptive analysis of a series of 18 cases from a single center.

The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and immunological characteristics of maternal autoimmune-mediated fetal congenital heart block (CHB) in a cohort of pregnant women from an autoimmune disease pregnancy clinic. This is a retrospective observational study of all women presenting with CHB in our autoimmune disease pregnancy clinic from January 1997 to December 2014. In addition, perinatal outcome is also described.

The effects of gelatin film stents in the middle meatus.

Controversy exists regarding the management of the middle meatus after pediatric functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). To prevent adhesions following pediatric FESS, gelatin film stenting of the middle meatus has been recommended. The effects of stenting, however, have not been established.

Anterior cricoid split for subglottic stenosis: experience at the Children's Hospital of New Jersey.

Twenty-five children with acquired and congenital subglottic stenosis (SGS) were managed with the anterior cricoid split (ACS) operation at the authors' institution from September 1987 to January 1990. Ages ranged from 2.5 months to 5.

A comparison of hospital costs and morbidity between octogenarians and other patients undergoing general surgical operations.

The hospital costs and clinical results of 304 patients who were more than 80 years old and who underwent general surgical procedures were evaluated. The over-all mortality rate was 14 per cent; 19.9 per cent occurred in patients admitted under emergency conditions as compared with 8.