A5049992040- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Ear and Head Tumors
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
2015-2024
Tel Aviv University
2015-2024
Assuta Medical Center
2020
Emek Medical Center
2020
Schneider Children's Medical Center
2005-2016
Boston Children's Hospital
2004-2011
Dana (United States)
2003
Meir Medical Center
1992-2000
Medical College of Wisconsin
2000
The Repose system is a new minimally invasive technique for tongue‐base suspension in the treatment of sleep‐disordered breathing caused by collapse. It involves insertion titanium miniscrew with attached suture into anterior intraoral mandible and passing through tongue base. procedure was performed 16 patients breathing. Fourteen reported an improvement daytime sleepiness, their bed partners snoring. mean respiratory distress index before surgery 35. Two months after surgery, 17, 51.4% ( P...
OBJECTIVE To evaluate children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) for features of attention deficit disorder (ADD) using an objective test inattention and impulsivity: Test Variables Attention (TOVA) then to determine whether tonsillectomy adenoidectomy (T+A) results in improvement TOVA scores. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING This study was a prospective interventional comparative trial tertiary care children's hospital. Nineteen ages 5 14 years OSAS, otherwise healthy, clinical...
Objectives To compare the effect of preoperative high‐dose systemic corticosteroids on radiographic and endoscopic appearance allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) chronic with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). Study Design Setting Eight AFRS 10 CRSwNP patients underwent computed tomographic (CT) scans then received 1 mg/kg prednisone for days. CT were repeated day before surgery compared pretreatment (Lund‐MacKay radiologic scoring system). The was recorded intraoperatively. Results score dropped...
This study aimed to examine the surgical, oncologic, and developmental results of infants children undergoing extirpation skull base tumors.Sixty-seven aged 0.5 18 years (mean, 11 years) who were operated on during a 6-year period made up cohort. Eighteen cases (27%) involved malignant tumors, 49 (73%) benign tumors. The most common tumors craniopharyngioma (n = 10) juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma 8). tumor was sarcoma 5). Thirty-six (55%) anterior base, rest lateral 24) posterior 7)...
OBJECTIVE Multilevel surgery for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) may improve success. This study's goal is to prospectively evaluate the feasibility and short‐term subjective effectiveness of a new tongue‐suspension technique. METHODS A multicenter nonrandomized open enrollment trial used Repose device treat tongue obstruction in 39 snoring OSA patients. Outcomes include 1‐ 2‐month reports general health, snoring, sleep. RESULTS Twenty‐three patients completed 1 month 19 2 months...
Lasers using different wavelengths and delivery systems have been used to reduce the inferior turbinate mass when hypertrophic turbinates obstruct nasal airway. Different laser produce laser-tissue interactions. This study presents a comparison between three systems: CO 2 , Nd:YAG, Diode lasers for reduction surgery, all performed under endoscopic control. A total of 46 patients were randomized into treatment groups followed more than 1 year. Subjective objective data collected. impressions...
CO2 laser myringotomy has previously been proven effective in patients with serous otitis media for short-term aeration of the middle ear. However, system based on a microscope and coaxially aligned is cumbersome expensive. The advantage energy high absorption coefficient biological tissue, meaning minimal damage surrounding desired lesion. disadvantage that conventional optical fibers do not transmit (lambda = 10.6 microns). We have developed silver halide fiber diameter 0.9 mm lengths...
It is clear that infrared transmitting fibers of high quality, with many uses in IR optical systems, can be fabricated from silver halide crystals. The process requires ultrapure starting material and control extrusion parameters such as temperature pressure. Under laboratory conditions, have been produced are usefully transparent 2-25 /spl mu/m a loss coefficient less than O.2 dB/m at 10.6 mu/m. These flexible, repeatedly bent into small radii circles without transmission. nontoxic,...
Adenoid hypertrophy is the most common cause of upper airway obstruction and sleep-disordered breathing in children, yet its pathogenesis remains unclear. The identification novel helper T cell subsets, Th17 cells regulatory (Tregs) could provide new insight into our understanding mechanisms involved development this condition. purpose study to evaluate adenoidal lymphocyte subsets describe percentage various hypertrophied adenoids correlate them with symptom severity. Twenty consecutive...
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids are the major etiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. Lymphatic hyperplasia is common to both OSA celiac disease. We aimed investigate effect a gluten-free diet on symptoms children with Children disease aged 2–18 years were prospectively recruited before initiation diet. negative serology who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopies for other indications served as controls. All participants completed validated OSA-related questionnaire pediatric...
Body position during sleep has been related to breathing in adults with obstructive apnea (OSA). While sleep-disordered is common, little information available on the relation between and maternal pregnancy. We examined associations supine position, breathing, perinatal outcomes.
We aimed to develop a new technique for treatment of granulation tissue (GT) growth using local hyperthermia.A temperature-controlled diode laser system was developed induction mild hyperthermia in real time. GT generated by harvesting the skin over gluteal fascia rats. Histopathological analysis used estimate effect on tissue.In untreated rats, detected within 3 days and reached maximal thickness after 12 days. Hyperthermia at 43 degrees C above significantly decreased (n = 8 per group). 48...
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in 1%‐4% of children; adenotonsillectomy is an effective treatment. Mortality/severe brain injury among 0.6/10 000 adenotonsillectomies; children, 60% are secondary to airway/respiratory events. Earlier studies identified that children aged <2 years, extremes weight, with co‐morbidities craniofacial, neuromuscular, cardiac/respiratory disease, or severe OSA at high risk for adverse post‐operative respiratory events (AE). We aimed to:...
In this study we sought to define the histologic changes produced by laser treatment of inferior turbinates.Eight turbinates with prior (mean, 26.8 months) were analyzed light microscopy after turbinectomy for relief refractory nasal obstruction. Histologic findings compared those a group 8 hypertrophic that had no previous surgery.Laser-treated areas demonstrated histologically bland appearance, marked diminution seromucinous glands and relative preponderance connective tissue matrix....
Chronic isolated frontal sinusitis occurs infrequently. In this condition, most of the ethmoid cells are well aerated and sinus is involved secondary to anatomical obstruction or inflammatory changes confined recess. The purpose study was evaluate a targeted endoscopic technique where standard anterior ethmoidectomy unnecessary in treatment chronic sinusitis.This retrospective conducted large university-affiliated hospital included 11 patients with who underwent surgery limited outflow....