Pancreas graft survival has continuously improved over the years to become a main treatment option of uncontrolled complicated diabetes. Rejection remains the major challenge as it often goes unnoticed until severe damage of the graft manifests itself by elevated blood sugar. Pancreas enzymes monitoring in the blood and in the urine is a sensitive marker of rejection but lack of specificity. Bi...

We present a case of subglottic neurofibroma, which is of interest because laryngeal neurofibroma rarely occurs in the subglottic space. Nonspecific MR findings did not allow us to exclude the preoperative diagnosis of hemangioma.

Despite application of preventive measures in bundles, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains the most common nosocomial infection, leading to increases in mechanical ventilation duration, ICU stay and healthcare costs [1]. Although two meta-analyses report a half reduction of VAP following use of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) with subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) [2], these devices are n...

OBJECTIVES To determine the results of posterior cricoidotomy lumen augmentation in the treatment of moderate and severe subglottic stenosis in children, and to assess the effect of this surgery on the growth of the larynx in young children. DESIGN A 17-year retrospective study. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirteen children with moderate and severe subglottic stenosis who underwent posterior crico...

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) arises outside the bone marrow and can be associated with multiple myeloma (MM). A 55-year-old gentleman, who presented with dyspnea and expiratory wheeze, was diagnosed and treated for asthma. A subsequent relapse 6 months later prompted an Otolaryngology consult. Preliminary findings showed a benign-looking nodular lesion at the subglottis. Work-up at our ins...

The "cannot ventilate, cannot intubate" scenario during anesthesia induction can be lethal. We present a patient with an undiagnosed subglottic tumor who developed the "cannot ventilate, cannot intubate" situation after induction of general anesthesia, due to the presence of an undiagnosed subglottic tumor. A 93-year-old woman was brought to the operating room for repair of a femoral neck fract...

Background Subglottic stenosis can lead to life-threatening difficult tracheal intubation during general anesthesia. We report a case of difficult tracheal intubation in an 11-month-old female who had unrecognized subglottic stenosis. Case presentation The patient was scheduled for elective correction of a right accessory auricle. She was suspected of having first and second branchial arch sy...