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Sinus balloon catheter dilation after adenoidectomy failure for children with chronic rhinosinusitisHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, 26506 9200, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:635-7. 2012..Adenoidectomy is the first line of surgical management for children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This procedure is successful in about 50 percent of patients...- Balloon catheter sinuplasty in young childrenHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology, P O Box 9200, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV 26506 9200, USA
Am J Rhinol Allergy 24:e54-6. 2010..The safety and feasibility of BCS in children has been recently established. The purpose of this study was to study the outcome of this technology in CRS in children... - Revision endoscopic sinus surgery in children: surgical causes of failureHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Laryngoscope 119:1214-7. 2009..Revision endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in children is uncommon. Causes of failure, however, are not very well delineated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate surgical causes of failure in children after ESS... - Outcome of adenoidectomy versus adenoidectomy with maxillary sinus wash for chronic rhinosinusitis in childrenHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9200, USA
Laryngoscope 118:871-3. 2008..To compare postoperative outcomes of adenoidectomy versus adenoidectomy with maxillary sinus wash as surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in children... 
Failures of adenoidectomy for chronic rhinosinusitis in children: for whom and when do they fail?Hassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9200, USA
Laryngoscope 117:1080-3. 2007..To determine which children who are treated with adenoidectomy for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) will ultimately undergo endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and the length of time between adenoidectomy and ESS...- Outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery in children with allergic rhinitisHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9200, USA
Am J Rhinol 20:438-40. 2006..Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a morbid condition in children with chronic rhinosinusitis. The study goal was to determine whether children with AR who are undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) will have a poor outcome... - Chronic rhinosinusitis and bacterial biofilmsHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9200, USA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 14:183-6. 2006..Chronic rhinosinusitis is one of the most common chronic infections seen by physicians. The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature available on chronic rhinosinusitis and biofilms... - Corticosteroid therapy during endoscopic sinus surgery in children: is there a need for a second look?H H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506 9200, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 127:188-92. 2001..To determine whether intravenous administration of dexamethasone during endoscopic sinus surgery in children will decrease scarring and edema during a second-look procedure... - Chronic rhinosinusitis and biofilmsHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:414-7. 2005..We believe that biofilms also are associated with chronic rhinosinusitis. No information is known regarding the presence of biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis... - Timing of endoscopic sinus surgery in children: is there an impact on outcome?H H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9200, USA
Laryngoscope 111:1709-11. 2001..Endoscopic sinus surgery in children continues to be a controversial issue. Major factors in determining when to operate are the duration of the disease and duration of medical treatment... - Balloon catheter sinuplasty and adenoidectomy in children with chronic rhinosinusitisHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506 9200, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 119:578-82. 2010..We propose that balloon catheter sinuplasty (BCS) is a minimally invasive, effective procedure in the treatment of pediatric CRS... - Surgical management of chronic sinusitis in childrenHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506-9200, USA
Laryngoscope 114:2103-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: Children who fail medical therapy benefit from surgery. Following certain criteria, one can chose between adenoidectomy alone or endoscopic sinus surgery with adenoidectomy to optimize surgical treatment of these children... - Relation of age to outcome after endoscopic sinus surgery in childrenHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506-9200, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:175-7. 2003..It may be beneficial at any age if a complication from chronic sinusitis occurs; however, for children younger than 6 years, revision surgery may later be necessary... - Bacterial biofilms in surgical specimens of patients with chronic rhinosinusitisJose A Sanclement
Department of Otolaryngology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9200, USA
Laryngoscope 115:578-82. 2005..We were able to demonstrate evidence of bacteria in the biofilms on the subjects tested using TEM... - Endoscopic sinus surgery in geriatric populationHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9200, USA
Am J Rhinol 18:125-7. 2004..CONCLUSION: The elderly people who were having revision surgery had a higher risk for complications compared with those having primary surgery or those <65 years old... - Safety and feasibility of balloon sinuplasty for treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis in childrenHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 118:161-5. 2009..The initial experience in adults has been promising. The technique allows for restoring ventilation to the sinuses with minimal risk and trauma to the tissues. I present our initial experience of its use for treatment of CRS in children... - Improved postoperative pain control in pediatric adenotonsillectomy with dextromethorphanG S Dawson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9200, USA
Laryngoscope 111:1223-6. 2001..CONCLUSION: Dextromethorphan syrup is a safe, non-narcotic medication that significantly reduced the requirement of intravenous morphine after pediatric adenotonsillectomy. Its routine use in this manner is recommended... - Correlation between SN-5 and computed tomography in children with chronic rhinosinusitisAndrew M Terrell
Department of Otolaryngology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9200, USA
Laryngoscope 119:1394-8. 2009..The SN-5 is a validated symptom score questionnaire for the evaluation of CRS in children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation of the SN-5 with the CT score in children... - Detection of fungi in the sinus mucosa using polymerase chain reactionArvin K Rao
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9200, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:581-5. 2006..03). CONCLUSION: Polymerase chain reaction assay appears to be able to detect fungi in chronic rhinosinusitis. SIGNIFICANCE: Fungi may not be implicated in the pathogenesis of most chronic rhinosinusitis. EBM rating: B-3b... - Pediatric sinusitis: updateHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506-9200, USA
J Otolaryngol 34:S14-7. 2005..Children needing surgical intervention are a small percentage because of the success of medical treatment. When and which surgical procedure to use are discussed in detail... - Usefulness of computed tomography and magnetic resonance in fulminant invasive fungal rhinosinusitisR C Howells
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9200, USA
Am J Rhinol 15:255-61. 2001..A high index of suspicion and early endoscopic examination with biopsy are mandatory for evaluation. MRI may better represent disease progression and should be considered early... - Smoke exposure and outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery in childrenHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506-9200, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 127:546-8. 2002..CONCLUSION: ESS in children with cigarette smoke exposure predisposes to a poorer outcome. This needs to be taken into consideration when recommending ESS for those children... - Otitis media with effusion: a possible role for Helicobacter pylori?Tanya Fancy
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140:256-8. 2009..To compare Helicobacter pylori prevalence rates in the nasopharynx of pediatric patients with and without otitis media with effusion (OME)... - Role of anaerobes in chronic sinusitis: Will polymerase chain reaction solve the debateHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9200, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 127:384-6. 2002..01). CONCLUSION: PCR analysis of surgical samples obtained during endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis identified a significantly higher incidence of anaerobes (x4) compared with standard anaerobic culture technique... - The impact of a cation channel blocker (furosemide) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm architectureJenny L Cross
Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 9200, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:21-6. 2007..To determine if furosemide could have a role in inhibition of biofilm formation... - Effect of ototopical medications on tympanostomy tube biofilmsK Scott Oxley
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Laryngoscope 117:1819-24. 2007..Examine how ototopical medications affect biofilms on fluoroplastic tympanostomy tubes... - Histologic and immunologic observations of viral-induced rhinosinusitis in the mouseHassan H Ramadan
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown 26506-9200, USA
Am J Rhinol 16:61-7. 2002..One proposed mechanism for this phenomenon is that local factors such as cytokines are released continually after infection, even in the absence of persistent viruses or bacteria...