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Outpatient tonsillectomy in children: a systematic reviewMatthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:1-7. 2006..To evaluate the level of evidence regarding the safety of outpatient pediatric tonsillectomy...
Dexamethasone administration and postoperative bleeding risk in children undergoing tonsillectomyMatthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:766-72. 2010..To assess whether administration of dexamethasone during tonsillectomy is associated with a dose-dependent increased rate of postoperative tonsillectomy hemorrhage...
Injection pharyngoplasty with calcium hydroxylapatite for velopharyngeal insufficiency: patient selection and techniqueMatthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:666-70. 2010..To identify children who may benefit from calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) injection pharyngoplasty for symptomatic velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)...
Tracheal pH monitoring: a pilot study in tracheostomy dependent childrenMatthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 73:999-1001. 2009..1. Determine the feasibility of measuring tracheal pH with a novel non-aqueous probe designed for oropharyngeal pH monitoring. 2. Correlate clinical and subclinical laryngopharyngeal reflux aspiration events with esophageal pH measurements...
Eosinophilic esophagitis in children: a pathologic or clinicopathologic diagnosis?Matthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:95-100. 2009..To determine the accuracy of histopathologic diagnosis in distinguishing eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children with upper aerodigestive symptoms...
Drilling speaking valves: a modification to improve vocalization in tracheostomy dependent childrenMatthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Laryngoscope 119:176-9. 2009..In our practice, the modification allows a broader range of children experience the benefit of speaking valve placement...
Neurosarcoidosis presenting as complicated sinusitis: a case report and reviewMatthew T Brigger
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
Ear Nose Throat J 87:93-5. 2008..He was ultimately found to have an atypical case of neurosarcoidosis. This case illustrates the varied multisystem presentation of sarcoidosis and the diagnostic considerations that are merited...
Dexamethasone and tonsillectomy bleeding: a meta-analysisAlon Geva
Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144:838-43. 2011..To use meta-analytic techniques to examine the effect of dexamethasone on the risk of postoperative bleeding following tonsillectomy...
Surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiencyGregory Capra
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 73:137-44. 2012..In this chapter, the authors review velopharyngeal inadequacy and discuss the techniques necessary for successful surgical treatment...
Cine magnetic resonance imaging with simultaneous audio to evaluate pediatric velopharyngeal insufficiencyAmanda L Silver
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:258-63. 2011..To develop a protocol linking cine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to simultaneously acquired audio recordings of specific phonatory tasks to evaluate velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in children...
Pediatric supraglottoplastyArt Ambrosio
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 73:101-4. 2012..Supraglottoplasty refers to a group of procedures used for the surgical management of laryngomalacia. In this chapter, the authors review laryngomalacia and describe the surgical techniques of supraglottoplasty...
