Laryngotracheal stenosis and airway surgery--an outcomes based approach.

Objectives: To review the outcomes of endoscopic, open or a combination of both surgical modalities for laryngotracheal stenosis and establish which factors influence results.

Methods: Records of all children undergoing laryngotracheal procedures (excluding laryngomalacia and aspirated foreign bodies) by the Department of Otolaryngology at The Children's Hospital at Westmead between January 2003 and November 2011 were reviewed. Specific data on population, intervention, covariates and outcomes were recorded and analysed.

Multimodality treatment of pediatric lymphatic malformations of the head and neck using surgery and sclerotherapy.

Objectives: To describe a multimodality approach to the management of pediatric head and neck lymphatic malformations using surgery, sclerotherapy, or both and to review the outcomes of these approaches.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: A single pediatric tertiary care referral center.

Angiosarcoma of skull base in a 1-year-old child--a case report.

Angiosarcoma is a rare tumour of endothelial cell origin whilst malignant skull base tumours are highly unusual in paediatric patients. This case reports an angiosarcoma involving the clivus and basi-sphenoid region of the skull base, in a 1-year-old boy. This tumour is extremely rare in childhood, particularly in this site.

Single-stage and multistage pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction.

Acquired pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis almost always results from prolonged intubation for prematurity. An understanding of the process by which this occurs helps in prevention and treatment. Before deciding to perform cartilage augmentation procedures, more limited techniques such as medical therapy or endoscopic surgery need to be considered.