OBJECTIVE
To determine whether the use of mandibular distraction osteogenesis (DOG) can help to avoid tracheotomy or achieve decannulation in patients with mandibular hypoplasia and severe upper… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To report on the clinical behavior, histopathology, treatment, and prognosis of laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, and cervical esophageal liposarcomas.
STUDY DESIGN
Retrospective reviews of… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To assess the feasibility and role of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) as a diagnostic tool in children with neck masses.
DESIGN
Retrospective chart review.
SETTING
Tertiary care… (More)
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official…
2004
OBJECTIVES
To determine if the phenomenon of biofilm accumulation and associated microbial colonization occurs on the surface of endotracheal tubes in the region of the subglottis in neonates.
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An understanding of the branchial apparatus and its anomalies may lead to greater precision in the clinical diagnosis and management of these congenital head and neck lesions. Although branchial… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To compare temporal bone computed tomography (CT) with temporal bone and central nervous system magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in children with unilateral or asymmetric sensorineural… (More)
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official…
2001
OBJECTIVE
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and frozen section (FS) in nodular thyroid disease.
SETTING
Tertiary care academic medical center.
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Tracheostomy for management of neonatal airway obstruction may be life saving but is associated with complications and developmental problems. As an alternative, the effectiveness of internal… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To report the preliminary data of voice and quality-of-life improvement after micronized AlloDerm injection laryngoplasty in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis.
STUDY DESIGN
A… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine if the intraoperative rapid parathyroid hormone (PTH) assay can be used to accurately predict postoperative calcium levels following total or completion thyroidectomy.
DESIGN… (More)