Utilization of computed tomography in pediatric temporal fractures: A dose reduction approach.

Objectives: METHODS: Retrospective chart review was performed of pediatric patients who underwent CT brain as part of a trauma pan-scan and dedicated temporal bone CT in the setting of head trauma. The original CT images were re-reviewed by two board certified Neuroradiologists in a blinded manner to determine the presence or absence of temporal bone fracture and if present, fracture line involvement of the 5 critical temporal bone anatomic structures. The dose length product (DLP), a measure of approximate total radiation dose delivered during CT scan (mGy-cm), was noted from the data available.

Rare presentation of angiomatosis in the paranasal sinuses mimicking juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in a 16 year old male.

Rare presentation of pediatric angiomatosis of the paranasal sinus and skull base presenting mimicking juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA). This is a 16-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with acutely worsening headaches, decreased visual acuity, subjective diplopia on lateral gaze, and a skull base mass centered in the sphenoid cavity. Endoscopic biopsy at an outside facility was aborted due to profuse bleeding.

Association Between Tinnitus and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Objective: Evaluating the association between arterial hypertension and tinnitus while controlling for gender, race, diabetes, hearing loss, and depression as potential confounders.

Study Design: The present study employed a cross-sectional design.

Setting: Health interviews were conducted in the respondents' homes.

Pediatric bilateral vocal cord granulomas presenting as airway foreign body following prolonged intubation due to COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

Background: This report is a case of bilateral vocal cord granulomas (VCG) in a 9-year-old child presenting as an airway foreign body and stridor following prolonged intubation due to COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Case Presentation: This case reports a 9-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with acute stridor concerning for airway obstruction. X-ray findings suggested an airway foreign body; however, on rigid bronchoscopy, ball-valving bilateral VCG obstructing 90% of the glottic airway were identified.

Excision of rare adult cervical thymic cyst.

Cervical thymic cysts (CTCs) represent 1% of all cervical cystic masses. A review of the literature found that CTCs are typically asymptomatic, with a propensity to be left sided. CTCs often require histological evaluation for diagnosis.

Complications Associated with PROPEL Mometasone Furoate Bioabsorbable Drug-eluting Sinus Stents From 2012 to 2020.

Background: Till date, there have been no studies that have analyzed a database to examine postmarket adverse events associated with PROPEL mometasone furoate bioabsorbable drug-eluting sinus stents.

Objective: To determine the postmarket complications associated with PROPEL mometasone furoate bioabsorbable drug-eluting sinus stents.

Methods: The US Food and Drug Administration's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database was searched for adverse events associated with PROPEL bioabsorbable drug-eluting sinus stents between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2020.

The cell polarity kinase Par1b/MARK2 activation selects specific NF-kB transcripts via phosphorylation of core mediator Med17/TRAP80.

Par1b/MARK2 is a Ser/Thr kinase with pleiotropic effects that participates in the generation of apico-basal polarity in . It is phosphorylated by atypical PKC(ι/λ) in Thr595 and inhibited. Because previous work showed a decrease in atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) activity under proinflammatory conditions, we analyzed the hypothesis that the resulting decrease in Thr595-MARK2 with increased kinase activity may also participate in innate immunity.