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A 2-year-old boy presented with a 1.5-year history of recurrent cough, wheeze and feeding problems. An x-ray of the thorax and an oesophagogram showed constriction of the trachea and proximal portion of the oesophagus. On endoscopy a foreign body was found, embedded in extensive granulation tissue.
CONCLUSIONS: Selecting patients that are candidates for surgical treatment is important in the work-up of patients with tracheal cancer. Toward this goal, centralization of care concerning tracheal tumors is advised. Centralization may increase long-term survival and decrease operative morbidity and
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To describe the controversies in the management of thyroid carcinoma invading the airway. STUDY DESIGN: Contemporary review of literature; level of evidence: 5. RESULTS: Invasion of the larynx or trachea by thyroid carcinoma is uncommon and often identified at the time of oper
CONCLUSION: The external neck brace (ENB) is a new concept in the improvement of peristomal fixation of an automatic stoma valve (ASV), which was evaluated with a new imaging method. The addition of the ENB to the Flexiderm (FLD) and Xtrabase (XB) adhesives significantly reduced absolute mean differ
The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate short- and long-term postoperative morbidity and mortality of hypopharyngeal resection and reconstruction. Patients with laryngopharyngeal malignancies were treated with laryngopharyngectomy and the resulting defect was reconstructed with an anterol
Estimating the value of our preoperative workup in the treatment of patients with clinically N0 (cN0) squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Retrospective analysis. Results of preoperative palpation, ultrasound (US) and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) were compared to t
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcome after treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and assess late toxicity in a multidisciplinary clinic. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A retrospective analysis of 117 patients treated for nasopharyngeal cancer in a single institute between 1985 and 2002 was performed.
Three patients developed descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM): a 44-year-old man due to poor dental status; a 54-year-old women due to a throat infection, 6 weeks after a tooth extraction; and a 30-year-old man a few days after a tooth extraction. Presenting symptoms were dyspnoea, fever, tris
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