Introduction Obstruction of the upper airway is one most important emergency situations in otorhinolaryngology. Mechanical obstruction can be caused by tumours, inflammation or injury pharyngeal and laryngeal region as well aspiration foreign bodies.

background: the most common laryngeal mass in children is recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (rrp). studies have attempted to correlate viral typing and its aggressiveness. method: 29 patients with histologically confirmed rrp enrolled in adjuvant therapies. patients underwent several surgical interventions. results: hpv genotyping demonstrated 45% hpv-6 and 55% hpv-11. the mean age at the fi...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To estimate the current birth prevalence of isolated and syndromic Pierre Robin sequence (iPRS and sPRS), including demographic variations. To assess for regional variations in surgical airway interventions for PRS, and to determine the mean length of stay (LOS), cost of admission, complication rate, and rate of associated procedures related to tongue-lip adhesion (TLA), n...

OBJECTIVE Most foreign bodies in the airway are removed by respiratory endoscopy. Rarely, the removal of the foreign body has to be performed through endoscopic control by tracheotomy or tracheostomy. This article reports three cases of foreign body removal in children performed by tracheal opening. DESCRIPTION Retrospective review of records with report of three cases of children who aspirat...

Background. The optimal timing of tracheotomy and its impact on weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill morbidly obese patients remain controversial. Methods. We conducted a retrospective chart review of morbidly obese subjects (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2) or BMI ≥ 35 kg/m(2) and one or more comorbid conditions) who underwent a tracheotomy between July 2008 and June 2013 at a medical intensi...