OBJECTIVE To determine whether endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in children has a better outcome at a certain age. DESIGN AND SETTING Cohort study in a tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Ninety-nine children who underwent ESS between January 1994 and June 1999. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Determining ESS outcomes was based on answers to a questionnaire mailed to the caregivers at least 1...

This study reviewed pain and outcome scores of patients undergoing revision surgery with heterotopic ossification (HO) excision following previous hip arthroscopy. The aim was to determine if performing the excision arthroscopically improved clinical outcomes. Data were prospectively collected and retrospectively reviewed in patients who had HO removed arthroscopically between February 2008 and...

We compared revision and mortality rates of 4668 patients undergoing primary total hip and knee replacement between 1989 and 2007 at a University Hospital in New Zealand. The mean age at the time of surgery was 69 years (16 to 100). A total of 1175 patients (25%) had died at follow-up at a mean of ten years post-operatively. The mean age of those who died within ten years of surgery was 74.4 ye...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study aimed to determine the incidence of major complications following both primary and revision transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Major complications included endocrinopathic, skull base, orbital, hemorrhagic and thromboembolic complications, respiratory failure, and death. Secondarily, this study aimed to examine factors associated with the occurrence of complicat...

Bariatric surgery has become more common due to the worldwide obesity epidemic. This surgery is the most effective tool ever devised for the morbidly obese to assist them with the control of their co-morbidities. With the increasing number of bariatric procedures being performed annually, it is expected that the incidence of revisions will increase. However, problems can and do arise, needing r...

Outcomes following revision surgery for failed rotator cuff repairs are far less predictable than and are associated with decreased patient satisfaction compared with primary repairs. Extracellular matrix augmentation (ECM) may improve the biologic potential for healing during revision repair. The authors examined clinical outcomes and healing rates based on postoperative imaging of patients wh...

OBJECTIVE Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt complication is a major obstacle in the management of hydrocephalus. To study the differences of VP shunt complications between children and adults, we analyzed shunt revision surgery performed at our hospital during the past 10 years. METHODS Patients who had undergone shunt revision surgery from January 2001 to December 2010 were evaluated retrospec...

although various techniques have been described for treatment of severe nose deformities, these problems have high revision rates.  conventional nasal septal surgery may not be adequate for all cases. a 21-year-old male patient with nose deformity underwent a nasal surgery. patient had both functional and aesthetic nasal problems. rigid fibular bone graft was used for corrective nasal surgery. ...

OBJECTIVES Despite the utility of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring in reducing the risk of iatrogenic facial nerve injury during neurotologic surgery, its routine use during primary or revision surgery remains controversial. One of the major barriers to its acceptance is cost. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring during middle ear or mastoi...