Silastic "Spring" Spacers for Use Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.

The prevention of middle turbinate lateralization, and middle meatal synechiae formation, is the key to maintain a patent ostiomeatal complex following endoscopic sino-nasal surgery (ESS). Different techniques have been described to prevent this undesirable outcome, however, most of them are invasive, expensive, uncomfortable and/or obstructive. We present our technique to modified silastic sheets to circumvent these problems and improve ventilation and drainage of sinuses after surgery.

A systematic review of laryngomalacia and acid reflux.

Objective: To identify and appraise the evidence for an association between laryngomalacia (LM) and acid reflux through a systematic review of the existing literature.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and collected additional publications cited in bibliographies.

Review Methods: Literature search by both authors with structured criteria to select studies evaluated for systematic review.