abstract：:Post-operative morbidity was prospectively studied in 384 children after tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy, using visual analogue scores to record symptom levels, and questionnaires to monitor satisfaction scores from the children and their families. Assessments were performed between the 7th and 14th day post-opera...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Wilson JT,Murray A,MacKenzie K

更新日期：2001-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the existence of variations in cost-utility associated with indirect costs in paediatric cochlear implantation; to illustrate the implications of this for purchasing decisions and; to posit a potential solution to anomalies in purchasing that may otherwise result when services are publicly fund...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： O'Neill C,Archbold SM,O'Donoghue GM,McAlister DA,Nikolopoulos TP

更新日期：2001-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The main aim of this study was to describe the changes in acoustic analysis in diagnosing voice disorders in children. The secondary goal was the attempt at differentiation of organic and functional disorders by means of acoustic analysis. The study included 112 children in treated due to laryngeal papilloma, gastro-e...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Niedzielska G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The question whether progressive sensorineural hearing loss during childhood is the fateful course of a main illness has been discussed controversially over 60 years. No medicamentous therapy with satisfactory results has been described in the literature. The goal of this study was to determine whether an inf...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Streppel M,Wittekindt C,von Wedel H,Walger M,Schöndorf HJ,Michel O,Stennert E

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is a study of whether there are any long-term differences in academic achievements between children with and without observed or treated middle ear disease in a population with a stable long-standing treatment policy. METHODS:A birth cohort of 2156 children was previously studied through a questionnaire...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Augustsson I,Engstand I

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document progress and benefit of multi-handicapped children using cochlear implants. DESIGN:The evaluation of auditory responses to speech (EARS) test battery was performed on the children in this study at regular intervals following implantation. All children went through individually tailored intensive ...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Hamzavi J,Baumgartner WD,Egelierler B,Franz P,Schenk B,Gstoettner W

更新日期：2000-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentation of children with cricopharyngeal achalasia and to document the diagnostic process followed and evaluate the immediate and long-term results of those children treated with a cricopharyngeal myotomy. METHODS:Five children who underwent crico...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Brooks A,Millar AJ,Rode H

更新日期：2000-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-month-old child presented to the Emergency Department with a suspected coin ingestion. A physical examination and radiographic examination revealed no evidence of the coin, and the child was prepared for discharge. When the child continued to refuse to drink, digital examination of the hard palate revealed the co...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Brayer AF,Sciera M,Conners GP

更新日期：2000-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:in recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) several alternative treatments are suggested, e.g. cephalosporins. Information about the optimal duration of treatment in recurrent AOM is sparse. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of ceftibuten in 5 versus 10 days treatment in recurrent AOM in chil...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Roos K,Larsson P

更新日期：2000-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinosinusitis is a disease that has attracted increasing attention both in terms of triggering factors and of treatment evolution, with its possible complications and repercussions. Follow-up of chronic cases almost always requires imaging evaluation and computed tomography (CT) has been considered the 'gold standard...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Marques Rezende R,Carlos dos Santos A,Terezinha Anselmo-Lima W,Paes Leme Ferriani V

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that pediatric chronic sinusitis with antrochoanal polyp is difficult to cure because it tends to recur easily even with surgery. Therefore, in order to improve its cure rate, aggressive treatment combining polypectomy, intra-maxillary intubation through the inferior meatus, macrolide administrati...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Saito H,Honda N,Yamada T,Mori S,Fujieda S,Saito T

更新日期：2000-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Branchial cleft anomalies are congenital developmental defects that typically present as a soft fluctuant mass or fistulous tract along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. However, branchial anomalies can manifest atypically, presenting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Error or delay in diagno...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Huang RY,Damrose EJ,Alavi S,Maceri DR,Shapiro NL

更新日期：2000-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have suggested a direct relationship between the nasopharyngeal carriage of potential middle ear pathogens and the development of middle ear disease. It has been shown that otitis-prone (OP) children tend to be colonized more often than non-OP children. To study the turnover of nontypeable...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Dhooge I,Vaneechoutte M,Claeys G,Verschraegen G,Van Cauwenberge P

更新日期：2000-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital epiglottic cyst is a rare affliction with potential for airway obstruction. A newborn boy was referred to our department for evaluation of respiratory distress and inspiratory stridor 7 h after birth. Through a transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy examination, a diagnosis of an obstructive upper laryngeal cys...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Lee WS,Tsai CS,Lin CH,Lee CC,Hsu HT

更新日期：2000-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A foreign body aspiration in the tracheobronchial tree is a dangerous and common medical emergency in childhood, with serious and potentially lethal consequences. It must be suspected in children with a suggestive history, even though the clinical symptoms or radiographic findings are not pathognomonic for fo...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Skoulakis CE,Doxas PG,Papadakis CE,Proimos E,Christodoulou P,Bizakis JG,Velegrakis GA,Mamoulakis D,Helidonis ES

更新日期：2000-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To try to solve the pathogenesis of severe attic retraction viewed from mastoid condition, we examined the residual soft tissue density (RSTD) in the mastoid by computed tomography (CT) in 85 patients (107 ears) with otitis media with effusion (OME) 3 months after tympanostomy tube insertion or later. The incidence of...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Hasebe S,Takahashi H,Honjo I,Sudo M

更新日期：2000-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the variable clinical course of diseases related to Eustachian tube function, the variability of tubal function has been less focused than outcomes of single tests. This study aimed to compare the passive and active tubal function and its variability in children with secretory otitis media (SOM) at tu...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Bunne M,Falk B,Hellström S,Magnuson B

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteomas are benign pedunculated tumours of the lamellar bone, which commonly originates from paranasal sinuses. Within the temporal bone they are seen commonly in the external ear canal. Osteomas originating from the middle ear are very rare. There are only 12 cases reported in the medical literature up to now. Five ...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Unal OF,Tosun F,Yetişer S,Dündar A

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Snoring and the sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children are usually caused by adenotonsillar hypertrophy, which may affect air escape into the nose and nasal resonance. A microcomputer-based system makes it possible to objectively determine whether the oral passage is adequately separated from the nasal passa...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Nieminen P,Löppönen H,Väyrynen M,Tervonen A,Tolonen U

更新日期：2000-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:it is known that in early-stage HIV-induced disease there is a discrepancy between the levels of viral burden and virus replication in peripheral blood versus lymphoid organs. HIV disease is active in the lymphoid tissue throughout the period of clinical latency. However, it is not known how long term prog...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Benito MB,Sampelayo TH,Gurbindo D,Sánchez-Ramón BS,Gómez EM,Muñoz-Fernández MA

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 14-year-old girl with a large vestibular aqueduct (LVA) in whom hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy was effective for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss. The patient was referred to Nagoya University Hospital for the treatment of hearing loss on 14 September, 1998, because her right hearin...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Nakashima T,Ueda H,Furuhashi A,Yasue M,Beppu R,Ogawa K,Takahashi H

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is one of the most common indoor pollutants to which many children are exposed. This study was set up to determine possible effects on cellular infiltrates in the nasal mucosa of children exposed to ETS. The research population consisted of a group of ten children exposed to more then...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Vinke JG,KleinJan A,Severijnen LW,Fokkens WJ

更新日期：1999-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Qualitative research methods explore the character and meaning of human phenomena. The methodology is unfamiliar to most clinicians, not only because of the different techniques and the type of studied issues, but also because of important differences regarding terminology and criteria for evaluating qualitat...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Bunne M

更新日期：1999-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Paranasal sinus mucoceles are rare in children. The traditional treatment is to perform surgical drainage via an external incision. In adults endonasal surgical techniques are increasingly being used to treat mucoceles. A series of seven children is reported. All cases were successfully treated with endoscopic intrana...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Hartley BE,Lund VJ

更新日期：1999-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of extra osseous mesenchymal chondrosarcoma occuring in the parapharyngeal space in a 7-year-old girl, is being presented for its rarity. It is a slow growing, locally aggressive tumour with a high incidence of local recurrence as well as distant metastasis. It is rare in the pediatric age group and rarer in th...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Suryanarayana KV,Balakrishnan R,Rao L,Rahim TA

更新日期：1999-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy has the potential to revolutionize therapy for hearing disorders. Advances in our understanding of the molecular basis of hearing combined with techniques for intracochlear gene transfer are leading us closer to clinical applications. Potential areas of interest are reviewed and experimental success using...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Wareing MJ,Lalwani AK

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This overview of the relationship between the nasopharyngeal tonsil and otitis media will review three important concepts: (1) Adenoid inflammation leads to inflammatory obstruction of the Eustachian tube; (2) early colonization of the adenoid with the three major bacterial pathogens of otitis media is the most import...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Bernstein JM

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Remote and rural Australian Aboriginal children achieve lower standards of numeracy and literacy than their non-Aboriginal peers. The reasons are complex, but extraordinarily high rates of conductive hearing loss (> 50%) are, in part, responsible for poor classroom success. In addition to the burden of acute bacterial...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Leach AJ

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that intranasal immunization can induce mucosal immune responses. However, the efficacy of intranasal immunization on otitis media caused by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is not yet elucidated. Mice were intranasally, orally, intratracheally or intraperitoneally immunized with outer m...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Kurono Y,Suzuki M,Mogi G,Yamamoto M,Fujihashi K,McGhee JR,Kiyono H

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The cause of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are multifactorial (enlarged adenoid, environmental conditions, staying at the care centers, smoking parents, allergy). Directly, viral infection causes damage to the ciliary cells and mucociliary clearance in the nasopharynx and Eustachian tube, promote...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Gryczyńska D,Kobos J,Zakrzewska A

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental strangulation is a preventable problem with limited scientific understanding in children. Children's clothing and household furniture have the potential to cause strangulation. Localizing the site of obstruction would provide understanding and insight to preventing this unfortunate event. METHODS...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Stevens RR,Lane GA,Milkovich SM,Stool D,Rider G,Stool SE

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-one visits of 58 infants (2-11 months of age) were evaluated in the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial. Infants were examined with tympanometry (Grason-Stadler GSI 38 Autotymp) and pneumatic otoscopy by one study doctor. Diagnosis of otitis media was verified by myringotomy in 74% of cases. Tymp...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Palmu A,Puhakka H,Rahko T,Takala AK

更新日期：1999-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of candidacy for cochlear implantation in children continues to present a challenge to cochlear implant programs. The efficacy of implantation depends on a number of factors and as a result a multidisciplinary approach has been adopted. At the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toro...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Daya H,Figueirido JC,Gordon KA,Twitchell K,Gysin C,Papsin BC

更新日期：1999-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:An exhaustive literature review of the last two decades discloses 47 laryngeal malignant neoplasms in children and adolescents. The most frequent malignant neoplasm is the embryonal variant of rhabdomyosarcoma. The timely diagnosis of a laryngeal neoplasm depends on maintaining a high index of suspicion in a patient w...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Ferlito A,Rinaldo A,Marioni G

更新日期：1999-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of eight cases of isolated tracheoesophageal fistula without esophageal atresia (or an H type fistula), treated in three pediatric ENT departments. This is a rare malformation whose diagnosis requires investigation for associated anomalies. The clinical signs are mainly respiratory but also...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Genty E,Attal P,Nicollas R,Roger G,Triglia JM,Garabedian EN,Bobin S

更新日期：1999-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Six full-term neonatal temporal bones, with meconium contaminated amniotic fluid aspiration of varying degrees, were serially sectioned at 20 microm and every tenth section was stained by hematoxylin eosin and mounted on slides. All stained sections were studied, the data recorded and relevant details of all compartme...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Palva T,Northrop C,Ramsay H

更新日期：1999-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal bones of a 24-day-old female neonate with an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 2 [del(2)(q31q33)] were studied histopathologically, focusing mainly on the inner ear. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of a temporal bone study in a case of this chromosomal aberration. The abnorma...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Kondo K,Kaga K,Ogawa Y,Fukushima Y

更新日期：1999-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 3-month-old female with a right nasal mass. Upon evaluation with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and angiography, a large right intranasal mass extending through the cribiform plate, displacing the dura, was noted. The patient underwent a combined midfacial degloving and bifronta...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Kim DW,Low W,Billman G,Wickersham J,Kearns D

更新日期：1999-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the subject of the place of neuro-functional imaging in cochlear implantation. Neuro-functional imaging is a means to assess the functioning of the brain in some normal or pathological conditions. Deafness is a model of sensorineural deprivation. Cochlear implantation offers to clinicians and neu...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： Truy E

更新日期：1999-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to extend the linguistic, social and cognitive aspects of communication skills. The method was to use meaningful contexts and to attribute new significance to errors. Methods used were phonetic games (to improve speech production) and exercises (to increase reading and writing skills). The results after 18...

journal_title：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

authors： D'Agosta L,Bosco E,Cordier A

更新日期：1999-02-15 00:00:00