International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Aug 2004
The sizes of internal jugular veins in Turkish children aged between 7 and 12 years.
In this study, we aimed at searching for internal jugular vein (IJV) diameters in Turkish children in order to learn about anatomic details of IJV diameters and to supplement the diagnostic criteria in vascular pathologies such as phlebectasia. ⋯ As a result, in this study performed among Turkish children aged between 7-12 years, it was shown that there was no correlation between the IJV diameters and the age groups (P > 0.05), while there was a significant increase in the IJV diameters on Valsalva maneuver (P < 0.05). We think that the results we obtained in this study may be useful and important for comparison in the patients with phlebectasia and also for the required knowledge of the anatomic details in medical interventions performed through IJV. However, since children aged between 0 and 6 years were not included in this study and the lack of relation found in our study may not be the same among 0-6 years, a further study is needed to show any interrelationship between former age group and size.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Aug 2004
Case ReportsPistachio nutshell foreign body of the oral cavity in two children.
Pistachio nutshell foreign bodies have been documented in the literature, occurring most commonly in the bronchi. The objective of this study is to report on two cases of oral cavity lesions, which were subsequently found to be pistachio nutshell foreign bodies. ⋯ The second patient is a 17-month-old female who presented with a firm, fixed midline hard palate mass. The lesion was subsequently noted to dislodge from the palate, and was identified as a pistachio nutshell.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Aug 2004
Case ReportsAdjusting the endotracheal tube tip in management of tracheomalacia in an infant.
Tracheomalacia (TM) is an occult central airway problem that may block the endotracheal tube (ETT) tip and cause ventilation risk. Traditional physical examination, chest radiograph, end-tidal CO2 monitoring and blood gas analysis do not easily make the correct diagnosis. Ultra-thin flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is convenient and useful to verify this rare type of ETT obstruction and can also guide the adjustment of the ETT tip to a correct location. We report two TM infants who were successfully diagnosed and managed by FB to correctly reposition the ETT tip.