Laryngotracheal separation surgery for intractable aspiration: our experience with 12 patients.

Objective: Laryngotracheal separation surgery (LTS) was performed as a treatment for recurrent or intractable aspiration pneumonia in 12 pediatric patients. The effectiveness of LTS surgery for preventing aspiration pneumonia, and the complications of this procedure were investigated.

Methods: A retrospective chart review, conducted at a tertiary academic hospital in conjunction with a private practice, was used to identify children who underwent Laryngotracheal Separation Surgery (LTS) from September 2001 to July 2007.

Ossicular chain reconstruction using titanium versus hydroxyapatite implants.

Objectives: Compare the efficacy of total and partial ossicular chain reconstruction using hydroxyapatite (HA) implants versus titanium (Ti) implants.

Design: Case series with chart review.

Setting: Academic tertiary referral center and private practice.