Laryngology

This quality improvement study assesses whether a multidisciplinary tracheostomy program is associated with the quality of care after pediatric tracheostomy by analyzing a cohort of 700 children who received a tracheostomy.

This case report describes a male neonate who was born via normal delivery and presented with inspiratory stridor at 6 hours of life and was subsequently diagnosed with congenital tuberculosis.

This case series assesses the outcomes of vocal fold steroid injection for fibrosis after microlaryngeal surgery.

This study uses Kaiser Permanente data to investigate a cut point for the association between annual surgeon total thyroidectomy volume and the rates of transient and permanent postoperative hypoparathyroidism and/or vocal cord paralysis among patients who underwent the procedure during 2008-2015.

This cross-sectional survey study evaluates the outcomes of voice changes following surgery in patients with thyroid cancer.

This cross-sectional analysis uses the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to examine the association between regional hospital market concentration, hospital charges, and costs for laryngectomy.

A 66-year-old man presented to the emergency department for painful and pruritic ulcerative cutaneous lesions involving his back, nose, lips, and mucosal lesions involving his oral cavity and oropharynx. What is your diagnosis?

This case report describes a woman in her 20s who presented with a right lower neck swelling that appeared intermittently, especially during swallowing and coughing.

This cross-sectional study estimates the association of chronic laryngitis with various sinonasal symptoms and endoscopic findings to identify what sinonasal factors are associated with allergic cause of chronic laryngitis.

This systematic review examines data from humans and animals to assess the association of cannabis inhalation with the health and function of the vocal mechanism.

A man in his 30s presented with a medical history of severe dysphagia and dysphonia, fever, rhinorrhea, several macules and desquamatory lesions on the mucosa of the oral cavity, lips, penis, and eye sclera. What is your diagnosis?

This cross-sectional study describes national- and state-level diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy and videolaryngostroboscopy utilization and payment trends from 2000 to 2016 in the US Medicare population.

A 27-year-old man with a history of pharyngeal gonorrhea presented with a 7-day history of severe sore throat and odynophagia, worse when swallowing solids than liquids. What is your diagnosis?

This systematic review examines whether fundoplication is effective control of signs and symptoms in adults with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

A woman in her 60s with a history of end-stage renal disease who had a kidney transplant 9 months ago presented with progressive cough, dyspnea, and hoarseness. What is your diagnosis?

This medical record review of 186 patients evaluates the association of clinical factors with the symptomatic recurrence of idiopathic subglottic stenosis.