Endoscopic surgery of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

Introduction: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (NAJ) is a tumor with vascular component, slow growing, benign but very aggressive because of its local invasiveness. The NAJ is rare, accounting for 0.05% of all head and neck cancers. The classic triad of epistaxis, unilateral nasal obstruction and a mass in the nasopharynx suggests the diagnosis of NAJ and is then supplemented by imaging. Over the past 10 years the treatment of this disease has been discussed with the aim of designing a management protocol. Currently, surgery appears to be the best treatment of the NAJ. Other methods such as hormone therapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment modalities are now used occasionally as complementary treatments. Objective: To present the cases of this disease in the Hospital Infantil between October 2007 and August 2008. Methods: A retrospective case study of five cases of NAJ underwent surgery solely with endoscopic technique of two surgeons. Classifieds between IIA and IIIA. All patients underwent angiography with embolization of the tumor 3-4 days before surgery. Follow-up after surgery to detect recurrence. Results: There were two relapses in the following two years after surgery. Conclusion: Given the short period of patient follow-up, there were only two relapses in one year. So there is need for further action to claim that this technique has a low recurrence rate, since the recurrence is probably related to incomplete resection the initial tumor

First Clinical Consensus and National Recommendations on Tracheostomized Children of the Brazilian Academy of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ABOPe) and Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP),

Abstract Introduction: Tracheostomy is a procedure that can be performed in any age group, including children under 1 year of age. Unfortunately health professionals in Brazil have great difficulty dealing with this condition due to the lack of standard care orientation. Objective: This clinical consensus by Academia Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia Pediátrica (ABOPe) and Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (SBP) aims to generate national recommendations on the care concerning tracheostomized children. Methods: A group of experts experienced in pediatric tracheostomy (otorhinolaryngologists, intensive care pediatricians, endoscopists, and pediatric pulmonologists) were selected, taking into account the different regions of Brazil and following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The results generated from this document were based on the agreement of the majority of participants regarding the indications, type of cannula, surgical techniques, care, and general guidelines and decannulation. Conclusion: These guidelines can be used as directives for a wide range of health professionals across the country that deal with tracheostomized children

Esofagite por refluxo e laringite por refluxo: Estágios clínicos diferentes da mesma doença? Reflux esophagitys and reflux laryngitis: Different stages of the same disease?

Introdução: O refluxo gastro-esofágico (RGE) é uma entidade decorrente de falha anatômica e/ou funcional dos mecanismos de contenção do conteúdo gástrico. As manifestações otorrinolaringológicas do RGE são globus em orofaringe, regurgitação, disfonia, pirose orofaríngea, disfagia e tosse crônica. Objetivo: Pretende-se avaliar os sintomas otorrinolaringológicos do refluxo em pacientes com indicação cirúrgica de hérnia hiatal e comparar com pacientes apenas com queixas laríngeas do RGE. Forma de Estudo: prospectivo clínico randomizado. Material e método: Foram avaliados dois grupos. O grupo A, com 18 pacientes admitidos nos Serviços de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo e Cirurgia Geral que necessitavam de tratamento cirúrgico de esofagite graus III e IV, quanto aos sintomas otorrinolaringológicos do RGE. O grupo B, com 44 pacientes do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia com queixas laríngeas de RGE. Os pacientes foram submetidos a um protocolo, videolaringoscopia e endoscopia digestiva alta (EDA). Os dados obtidos foram tabulados e comparados com a literatura. Resultados: Os sintomas referidos pelos pacientes do grupo B foram os mesmos do grupo A, porém, disfonia, tosse, regurgitação e pirose em orofaringe foram mais prevalentes no grupo B. As alterações laringoscópicas dos pacientes do grupo B foram mais significativas. As alterações de EDA foram mais prevalentes nos pacientes do grupo A. A partir destes dados nota-se que não existe correlação entre a doença esofageana e os sintomas laríngeos. Conclusão: O trabalho demonstrou a correlação entre sintomas otorrinolaringológicos e o refluxo gastro-esofágico, porém a comparação entre os dois grupos permitiu concluir que, apesar dos quadros apresentarem fisiopatologia semelhante, não se tratam de estágios evolutivos da mesma doença.<br>Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GRD) is an entity due to anatomical or functional failure of contention mechanisms of gastric content. Otolaryngology manifestations of GRD are oropharynx globus, dysphonia, oropharyngeal pirosis, dysfagia, chronic cough. The research intends to evaluate the otolaryngology symptoms of reflux in patients with surgical indication of hiatal hernia and compare the patients’ complaints. Study design: prospective clinical randomized. Material and method: The patients were divided in two groups. Group A, with 18 patients admitted in the General Surgery Service with surgical treatment indication for esophagitys, degrees III and IV and group B, with 40 patients of the Otolaryngology Service with reflux laryngitis complaints. Patients were submitted to a protocol, videolaryngoscopy and upper endoscopy (UE). Obtained data were tabulated and compared to the literature. Results: Symptoms referred by the patients of group B were the same of the group A, but dysphonia, cough, oropharynx pirosis were more prevalent in group B. The laryngoscopic evaluation of group B has shown more altered findings than group A. Altered UE were more prevalent in patients of the group A. Considering the results it is possible to verify that the degree of esophageal disease has no correlation with laryngeal disease. Conclusion: The comparison among the two groups allowed concluding that, despite the similarity of the clinical picture and fisiopatology, the gastroesophageal reflux and the laryngeal reflux must not be considered different stages of the same disease