Case studies in the surgical management of pediatric nasal airway obstruction.

abstract：:Advances in imaging and endoscopic techniques have improved the ability to diagnose, localize, and treat in a less morbid fashion CSF leaks of the anterior skull base. An appreciation for the mechanism of leak and of the relationship between CSF production and absorption must be kept in mind when individualizing a rep...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Kerr JT,Chu FW,Bayles SW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being introduced in the 1970s and 1980s, CT and MRI continue to be the primary imaging modalities for the temporal bone and skull base. Although the general concepts and physics remain the same, the images obtained currently are far superior. Augmenting these traditional modalities are nuclear medicine imaging...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Driscoll CL,Lane JI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many patients with hearing loss benefit from medical or surgical intervention, the vast majority have noncorrectable hearing disorders for which rehabilitation through amplification is indicated. There are three goals for the application of hearing aids: (1) to amplify normal conversational speech to levels t...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Popelka GR,Gates GA

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgical techniques, initially developed in adult patients, are being utilized with increasing frequency in pediatric patients to treat sinonasal and skull base lesions. This article reviews the current state of endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base to both treat disease and...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Rastatter JC,Snyderman CH,Gardner PA,Alden TD,Tyler-Kabara E

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial disassembly now plays a major role in the management of tumors that invade the skull base. The chief advantage of this technique is the greatly improved operative exposure it provides, allowing the surgeon to resect such tumors more completely and with an added margin of safety. Microneurosurgical advance...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Nuss DW,Janecka IP,Sekhar LN,Sen CN

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various routes of immunotherapy (injection, intranasal, oral) using lyophilized, aqueous, glycerinated, and modified allergenic extracts have all produced blocking antibodies and symptomatic improvement. No single, empirical predetermined maintenance or optimal dose of allergenic extract right for every patient, can b...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Willoughby JW

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a subtype of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) characterized by type I hypersensitivity, nasal polyposis, characteristic computed tomography scan findings, eosinophilic mucus, and the presence of fungus on surgical specimens without evidence of tissue invasion. This refractor...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Thorp BD,McKinney KA,Rose AS,Ebert CS Jr

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Petroclival meningiomas are most commonly found in women around 50 years of age and have the general tendency to grow and affect several cranial nerves. At presentation, many patients complain of headaches, gait disturbances and cranial neuropathies. Treatment options include surgery, with a variety of surgical approa...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Hunter JB,Weaver KD,Thompson RC,Wanna GB

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rational antibiotic therapy for sinusitis is a difficult goal, made difficult by few satisfactory comparative trials with sufficient clinical power, the large numbers of therapeutic options, prescribing pressures from the pharmaceutical industry, and rapid changes in bacterial resistance patterns. Controversies exist ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Poole MD

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscope has transformed the way we observe, understand, and treat chronic ear disease. Improved view, exclusive transcanal techniques, assessment of ventilation routes and mastoid tissue preservation have led to decreased morbidity and functional enhancement of minimally invasive reconstruction of the middle ear...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Anzola JF,Nogueira JF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric tracheal stenosis is a difficult problem that requires very careful preoperative evaluation and classification. Most forms of extrinsic compression are vascular in origin but can be associated with tracheomalacia, complete tracheal rings, and other anomalies of the aerodigestive tract. Optimally, both the va...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Rimell FL,Stool SE

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the evolution of current office-based surgery of the larynx, focusing on the development of the tools and techniques for these ambulatory procedures, including laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, and current office-based interventions. Additionally, a historical timeline is presented for t...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Clary MS,Courey MS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans use cognitive shortcuts, or heuristics, to quickly assess and respond to situations and data. When applied inappropriately, heuristics have the potential to redirect analysis of available information in consistent ways, creating systematic biases resulting in decision errors. Heuristics have greater effect in h...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Balakrishnan K,Arjmand EM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nose occupies an important feature of a person's central face. The size, shape, and proportions of the various characteristics of the face provide a visual basis suggesting the character of the person. Scars, asymmetries, and any abnormalities of the central face are easily recognizable and noted by even a casual ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Fedok FG,Burnett MC,Billingsley EM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term Meniere's disease is used to define either the classic triad of vestibular and cochlear symptoms and aural pressure from known or unknown causes or its clinical variants, vestibular and cochlear Meniere's disease. Some variants evolve after years into typical forms, whereas others do not. Some symptoms (posit...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Mancini F,Catalani M,Carru M,Monti B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American health care is facing an epidemic of medical errors. A major cause of these errors is poor teamwork. Crisis resource management (CRM) is a set of teamwork principles derived from the airline industry. Medical simulation is an educational tool that affords health care providers a means of improving teamwork by...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Volk MS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For early-stage T1-T2 glottic squamous cell carcinoma, transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) is the main surgical modality, with rates of local control and laryngeal preservation ranging from 85% to 100% and low morbidity. For extensive lesions, open conservation laryngeal surgery may enable wider resections than TLM but...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Hartl DM,Brasnu DF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient seeking emergency treatment for a labyrinthine disorder is usually complaining of dizziness. The task at hand in the emergency room is, first, to rule out the truly life threatening emergent disorders, and then by means of a rapid but adequate history and physical examination to aid in the differentiation be...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Lindeman RC

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical management of Meniere's disease is successful in approximately 70% of patients. Surgical intervention is the treatment option when medication fails. Middle ear installation of aminoglycosides provides significant control of vertigo. This article addresses the role of aminoglycoside ablation of vestibular funct...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Hirsch BE,Kamerer DB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most frequent otolaryngologic diseases encountered. The diagnosis of CRS is made by a wide variety of practitioners, including primary care physicians,physician extenders, pulmonologists, and otolaryngologists. Therefore, an accurate, efficient, and accessible method of makin...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Devaiah AK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive apnea, especially OSA, is a common problem in pediatric practice. In young infants, craniofacial anomalies may be the most common contributor to OSA. Complications include failure to thrive, metabolic alkalosis, and respiratory distress which can be life-threatening. In children over the age of 2 years, ad...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Singer LP,Saenger P

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was the first surgical procedure described, other than tracheostomy, for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 1981. It was recognized then that there were responders who were cured of OSA with the procedure and others that were not. It took many years for a staging system to be d...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Yaremchuk K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) was evaluated in 65 patients by comparing speech recognition and questionnaire results with those obtained with the patients' own previous hearing aids. In the majority of patients who previously used a conventional bone conductor, significantly improved speech recognition scores w...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Snik AF,Mylanus EA,Cremers CW

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laryngeal fracture should be suspected when there is hemoptysis and subcutaneous emphysema following blunt injury to the neck. Computed tomography of the neck should be used to define the extent of the injury. Cervical vertebral fractures and dislocations, perforation of the pharynx and esophagus, and vascular injur...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Snow JB Jr

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbon dioxide laser has been used in a variety of otolaryngologic conditions. Its specific advantages have particularly lent themselves to its use in the airway. The role of laser endoscopic treatment in subglottic and tracheal stenosis will continue to expand and aid in the successful management of these difficu...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Friedman EM,Healy GB,McGill TJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the important aspects of pre- and postoperative care for phonomicrosurgical procedures. Making an accurate diagnosis is paramount to any surgical decision, which involves interdisciplinary evaluations by a laryngologist, voice pathologist, singing voice specialist, and other specialists. Patient...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Emerich KA,Spiegel JR,Sataloff RT

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation has been called a modern miracle and has probably exceeded the expectations of even its most ardent early pioneers. The capabilities of the preprogrammed brain permits patients, within minutes of activation, to appreciate common sounds not heard for many years and within days and weeks to compreh...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Proops DW

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The controversy over whether altered development of orofacial structures arises purely from expression of genetic potential or is influenced by environmental factors is reviewed. Resolving this controversy will determine the need for early intervention to permit nasal respiration and for orthodontic treatment. ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Cooper BC

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland preservation during treatment for obstructive duct and gland problems is a goal worth pursuing. Difficult cases may seem to be candidates for sialadenectomy. However, progress in endoscopic and open-surgical procedures can help the physician to find solutions that overcome difficult problems without rem...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Fritsch MH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After nearly a century of performing thyroidectomy essentially the way it was described by Theodore Kocher in the nineteenth century, the technique has quickly evolved. Parathyroidectomy has advanced as biochemical assays and physiologic imaging have become available. Minimally invasive and endoscopic thyroidectomy an...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Seybt MW,Terris DJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00