Education on the Business of Plastic Surgery During Training: A Survey of Plastic Surgery Residents.

Background: Entrepreneurial skills are important for physicians, especially plastic surgeons. Nevertheless, these skills are not typically emphasized during residency training.

Objective: Evaluate the extent of business training at plastic surgery residency programs as well as means of enhancing business training.

Liposuction and lipofilling for treatment of symptomatic silicone toxicosis of the gluteal region.

Background: Silicone injection can cause numerous posttreatment complications-including debilitating pain, cellulitis, abscesses, overlying skin compromise, and siliconomas distorting overlying tissues-that can be difficult to manage.

Objectives: The authors evaluate liposuction as a treatment for patients experiencing complications from silicone injections to the gluteal region, to both preserve aesthetic appearance and minimize further risk of complication from these procedures.

Methods: Eight patients (7 women and 1 man) who presented consecutively to us between 2010 and 2013 with complications from silicone injections to their gluteal region were enrolled in this study.

Audiologic findings in Pfeiffer syndrome.

Hearing loss has been described in patients with certain craniosynostotic syndromes but is poorly defined in Pfeiffer syndrome (PS). Our objective was to characterize the otologic and audiologic findings in PS. The records of PS patients evaluated at our craniofacial center over a 30-year period were culled.

Cleft palate in Pfeiffer syndrome.

The frequency of associated cleft palate is known to be high in some fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2)-mediated craniosynostosis syndromes, such as Apert syndrome. However, there is little information on the frequency of palatal clefts in the FGFR2-mediated disorder, that is, Pfeiffer syndrome. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of palatal clefts in patients with Pfeiffer syndrome.

Sensorineural hearing loss in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Objective: The study aimed to discuss the association between sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods: We reviewed cases of patients with known IBD seen in an otolaryngology practice with documentation of all otologic data including age of onset, family history of otologic problems, exposure to noise, audiometric findings, and so on.

Results: Of 38 patients with a history of IBD, 22 had documented SNHL.

Early laryngeal inhalation injury and its correlation with late sequelae.

Objective: Inhalation injury can permanently alter normal laryngeal function. The aim of this study was to examine the early changes in voice, swallowing, and breathing in laryngeal inhalation injuries.

Study Design: This was a prospective analysis of nine patients with inhalation injuries at a tertiary care institution.

Recurrent fetal rhabdomyoma of the head and neck.

We present a case of a congenital fetal rhabdomyoma which recurred after surgical excision. A review of the patient's chart, imaging studies, operative reports and histologic findings were conducted. A congenital fetal rhabdomyoma involving the head and neck region diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound and MRI was surgically excised without complications.

Silent sinus syndrome: a case presentation and comprehensive review of all 84 reported cases.

Objectives: The term silent sinus syndrome has been used to describe the constellation of progressive enophthalmos and hypoglobus due to gradual collapse of the orbital floor with opacification of the maxillary sinus, in the presence of subclinical chronic maxillary sinusitis. Currently, it is believed to occur as a result of the sequence of events following maxillary sinus hypoventilation due to the obstruction of the ostiomeatal complex.

Methods: In this study, we present a case of true silent sinus syndrome.