International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · May 2013
Review Case ReportsThyroid gland rupture: a rare finding after a blunt neck trauma.
This is a case report of a 13 years old boy with a thyroid rupture secondary to a hockey stick blunt trauma to his neck and a literature review focused on diagnosis and management. There are 14 other cases in the literature, 7 of which required surgical intervention mainly to evacuate a hematoma. ⋯ This is the first reported case in the literature of thyroid gland rupture due to a blunt trauma in a child. Patients with thyroid gland rupture should be monitored closely for developing a hematoma or thyroid storm.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · May 2013
ReviewThe effect of tongue-tie division on breastfeeding and speech articulation: a systematic review.
To systematically review the outcomes of tongue-tie division procedures in patients with ankyloglossia with the goal of (1) deriving clinically oriented insights into the effect of tongue-tie division procedures and (2) identifying needs in knowledge to stimulate further research. ⋯ Ankyloglossia is a well-tolerated procedure that provides objective and subjective benefits in breastfeeding; however, there was a limited number of studies available with quality evidence. There are no significant data to suggest a causative association between ankyloglossia and speech articulation problems. Aspects of ankyloglossia that would benefit from further research are described, and recommendations for tongue-tie release candidacy criteria are provided.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · May 2013
GJB2 and GJB6 screening in Tunisian patients with autosomal recessive deafness.
Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness (ARNSD or DFNB) is a very common genetically heterogenous disorder. Although DFNB1 mutations are known to be the most frequent cause of this disorder, they are largely dependent on ethnic groups. The aims of our study are to specify the prevalence and the spectrum of GJB2 mutations as well as the prevalence of GJB6 large deletion in Tunisian population. ⋯ Our results showed that c.35delG is the most common but not the only GJB2 mutation and that the del(GJB6-del D13S1830) is absent in our cohort. Consequently, we propose a systematic sequencing of GJB2 coding region for ARNSD Tunisian patients and we suggest additional studies to specify the real prevalence of del(GJB6-D13S1830) in our population.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · May 2013
Patterns of Internet and smartphone use by parents of children attending a pediatric otolaryngology service.
To assess Internet use and the influence of smartphones on health-information seeking by parents and carers of children with ENT conditions. ⋯ Whilst online sources must increasingly be considered in the dialogue with parents, it is clear that parents still rate the clinical team as most important for information gathering. Clinician-provided websites and smartphone applications may be the key to ensuring the provision of quality information into the future.