Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Apr 9;157:111134. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111134. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: The indications and outcomes of masseteric-to-facial nerve transfer in pediatric patients with short-term facial paralysis is incompletely understood as compared to its use in adult patients. This report aims to retrospectively...

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Apr 10;157:111137. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111137. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Children with speech sound disorders (SSDs) who present the devoicing of plosive and/or fricative sounds may have difficulties with glottal respiratory control.OBJECTIVE: To analyze acoustic vocal measures, spectrographic...

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Apr 11;157:111132. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111132. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that after partial tonsillectomy, referred here as tonsillotomy (TT), the remaining tonsillar tissue might be altered, leading to scarring or chronic tonsillitis. The objectives were to compare the...

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Apr 10;157:111128. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111128. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Paediatric tonsillar hyperplasia (TH) is associated with a spectrum of presentations ranging from recurrent tonsillitis (RT) to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The underlying pathogenesis of tonsillar hyperplasia remains...

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Mar 26;157:111118. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111118. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality and is associated with a higher incidence of congenital heart defects, which often require surgery within the first year of life. Previous studies have found that...

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Mar 29;156:111125. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111125. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS) is a unique clinical entity and the underlying source of inflammation is unknown. Certain subgroups, such as children with nasal polyps and cystic fibrosis (CF) sinusitis are often...