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Objective@#To investigate the diagnosis and management of laryngeal cleft.@*Method@#The clinical data of 13 cases of laryngeal cleft treated between 2007 and 2015 was analyzed retrospectively.@*Results@#The children with laryngeal cleft were classified according to the classification of Benjamin-Inglis, as type Ⅰ(11 cases), typeⅡ(1 case) and type Ⅲ(1 case). All patients were confirmed by microlaryngobronchoscopy under general anaesthetic. Eleven typeⅠ and 1 type Ⅱ clefts were managed conservatively, with which all type Ⅰ patients were successfully managed, while the type Ⅱ patient was resolved by surgical endoscopy. The type Ⅲ patient was treated by open repair but the results was poor.@*Conclusions@#Patients who suffered with choking on feeding or recurrent aspiration pneumonia, especially coexisted with other congenital malformation, needed detailed evaluation for laryngeal cleft, although which was a rare congenital abnormality. Electronic laryngoscope could be the first step to screen the cleft, while microlaryngobronchoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis of laryngeal cleft. The majority of children with lower type clefts can be managed conservatively. Surgical endoscopy has high success rate when strictly following the indication. Type Ⅲ and Ⅳ clefts have high mortality for usually combining with severe complications and abnormalities.
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Objective@#To analyze the causes and management plan of pediatric spontaneous tonsillar haemorrhage(STH).@*Methods@#According to the criteria of STH difined by Griffies, patients with STH from December 2013 to January 2016 were included in this retrospective study.@*Results@#A total of 11 patients were reviewed. The etiological diagnosis included 3 pediatric Epstein-Barr virus associated infectious mononucleosis(EBV-IM), 3 suspected pediatric EBV-IM to 3 acute suppurative tonsillitis, 1 acute viral tonsillitis and 1 hemophilia A. The management strategies included antiviral, antibacteria, transfusion, surgical examination followed with bipolar coagulation hemostasis under general anesthesia. No patient treated with tosillectomy.@*Conclusions@#STH is now a rare condition, the causes of which in child are more or less different from adult.This emergency can be treated in time if a detailed management plan for pediatric STH is formulated.
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Objective To explore the changes of plasma orexin-A level before and after operation in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS) children and its effect on their behavior performance.Methods 120 cases OSAHS children performed tonsillectomy and / or adenoidectomy and 30 cases normal children as control group.According to the AHI index,the OSAHS group was divided into mild group (5 times/h ≤ AHI ＜ 20times/h,n=13),moderate group (20/h ≤ AHI ＜40/h,n=76),and severe group (AHI ≥ 40 times / h,n=31).And at the same time,according to the sensory integration ratings,OSAHS group was divided into normal group(n =30),mildly abnormal group (n =47),moderately abnormal group (n =28),severely abnormal group (n =15).Before operation and 6 months after operation,plasma orexin-A levels and children's sensory integration were measured.Results Plasma orexin-A level of the OSAHS group ((0.41 ± 0.06) μg/ml) was significantly higher compared with the control group((0.31±0.04) μg/ml) (P＜0.01).In orexin-A level of different AHI groups before and after operation(mild group:(0.33±0.02) μg/ml vs (0.28± 0.03) μg/ml,moderate group:(0.39±0.04) μg/ml vs (0.29±0.03) μg/ml,severe group:(0.49±0.04) μg/ml vs (0.32± 0.02) μg/ml),there had significant differences (P＜0.01).In OSAHS children,AHI index had positive correlation with preoperative plasma orexin-A level (r=0.803,P＜0.01).There was a significant negative correlation between sensory integration scores and plasma orexinA level(r=-0.812,P＜0.01).Conclusions Plasma orexin-A level of OSAHS children is closely related to the severity of OSAHS and the changes of their behavioral ability.And it may become a diagnostic plasma marker of OSAHS children.
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0.05). CONCLUSION Obesity was an influential factor of snoring. The PS and OSAHS have the same effect on children growth and their clinical features.
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0.05),but there was a significant difference in the lowest SaO2,average SaO2 and AHI between the 2 groups(P