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Swallowing: Wertz A, Ha JF, Driver LE, Zopf DA. Pediatric laryngeal cleft repair and dysphagia.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jan;104:216-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 23. PMID: 29287871 Dysphagia improves in most patients after laryngeal cleft repair. The range in time to a normal diet was wide. This may facilitate improved preoperative counseling and Keep Reading >>
Eosinophilic esophagitis in children under the age of 5 years: Clinical characteristics. Sun RW, Bonilla-Velez J, Pesek RD, Johnson AB, Cleves MA, Richter GT. Laryngoscope. 2017 Sep 2. doi: 10.1002/lary.26838. PMID: 28865084 To delineate clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in the youngest of children. A 7-year retrospective chart review of Keep Reading >>
Parental feeding behavior in relation to children's tasting behavior: An observational study. Moens E, Goossens L, Verbeken S, Vandeweghe L, Braet C. Appetite. 2017 Aug 29. pii: S0195-6663(17)31274-6. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.08.028. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28864254 Children's eating habits are shaped in part by parental feeding practices. This study examines how parents (1) model Keep Reading >>
Mousa H1, Hassan M2.. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;64(3):487-505. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2017.01.003. Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a normal physiologic process. It is important to distinguish GER from GER disease (GERD) since GER does not require treatment. Although a diagnosis of GERD can largely be based on history and physical alone, endoscopy and pH Keep Reading >>