International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jul 2009
Age specific differences in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
Some have suggested that younger children have a more severe form of obstructive sleep apnea than older children and therefore are at a higher risk for respiratory compromise after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. However, at present there are few studies that have identified any significant correlation between age and severity of obstructive sleep apnea. ⋯ There is a predilection for children less than 3 years of age to have more severe obstructive sleep apnea as documented by polysomnography. Central apnea also appears to be more common in this age group. These findings may be explained by anatomic and physiologic differences related to age and support a period of observation following adenotonsillectomy in younger children.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jul 2009
Foreign body aspiration in children: the value of diagnostic criteria.
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a serious problem in children. While bronchoscopy should be performed in all patients with aspiration; patients without aspiration should be carefully excluded to avoid an unnecessary bronchoscopy. In this study we analyzed the details of our series, complication rates and compared the diagnostic findings between patients with an aspirated FB and those without. We also calculated the sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values and negative predictive values of clinical history, symptoms, physical examination findings and radiological findings in patients with suspected FBA (sFBA). Finally, we evaluated the validity of our bronchoscopy indications in these patients. ⋯ While symptoms, physical examination findings and clinical history had high sensitivities, radiological findings had the highest specificity. Low specificities of clinical history, symptoms and physical examination findings were due to our expanded bronchoscopy indication, which aimed to include all patients with foreign body aspiration. Our low complication rate facilitated the expansion of bronchoscopy indications, even for patients with slight clinical suspicion.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jul 2009
Partial cricotracheal resection for congenital subglottic stenosis in children: the effect of concomitant anomalies.
To review the surgical outcomes of partial cricotracheal resection in children with severe congenital subglottic stenosis and define the effect of concomitant anomalies or syndromes affecting outcome. ⋯ Partial cricotracheal resection can be done safely and effectively in children with concomitant anomalies/syndromes to achieve decannulation. The post-operative course may be prolonged but the decannulation and the complication rates are comparable to those children with congenital subglottic stenosis without concomitant anomalies.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jul 2009
Case ReportsNeonatal nodular fasciitis of the larynx.
We want to describe a case of neonatal laryngeal nodular fasciitis. A 5-day-old female presented with stridor. Fiberoptic transnasal laryngoscopy identified a smooth ball-valving mass obstructing the glottis. ⋯ Follow-up endoscopy showed complete resolution of this reactive lesion, and normal laryngeal function. Nodular fasciitis, rarely described in children's head and neck region, has never been reported in the larynx of a neonate. This patient's successful outcome suggests that conservative resection may be both diagnostic and curative.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jul 2009
The family oriented musical training for children with cochlear implants: speech and musical perception results of two year follow-up.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether children can gain benefit from training on pitch and music perception. Our main goals were to prepare a tool for training pitch and rhythm perception and evaluate musical attitude in children, to determine whether pitch and rhythm perception improve more rapidly through training and to assess the impact of training on speech perception. ⋯ Music training program helps appreciation of music and may enhance their progress in other auditory domains after cochlear implantation in children. While, effects of the musical training program on daily listening attitudes and social aspects such as closer parent-child relationship were significantly observed future training programs that should strive to improve satisfaction with music listening and its effect on auditory perception.