[Post-traumatic haematoma and abscess in the nasal septa of children]. / Hematoma y absceso de tabique nasal postraumático en niño.

Septal haematoma following nasal trauma is a complication that, if not diagnosed and treated early, may evolve into a nasal septal abscess. We present the case of a 10-year-old male who suffered nasal trauma with fracture and an undiagnosed septal haematoma that evolved into a septal abscess. During drainage of the abscess, necrosis of the quadrangular cartilage was noted. The patient later presented collapse of the nasal dorsum and deviation of the nasal septum. This sequela was corrected by means of an osteochondral costal graft. In the presence of any nasal trauma, it is important to explore the nasal septum correctly to discard the presence of a haematoma which, if not drained early, may evolve into an abscess due to compression of the quadrangular cartilage, leading to its necrosis in a few days and later collapse of the nasal dorsum as the child grows.

Common cavity and custom-made electrodes: speech perception and audiological performance of children with common cavity implanted with a custom-made MED-EL electrode.

OBJECTIVE: Few studies exist on children with common cavity, fewer still on their long-term audiological development after having received a cochlear implant. Our goal was to observe and report the long-term audiological progress of children with common cavity who were implanted with a custom-made electrode. METHODS: In this longitudinal, multi-center study, 19 children were implanted with a MED-EL custom-made electrode via either single slit cochleostomy or double posterior labyrinthotomy. We observed their audiological development with a test battery consisting of Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP), Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR), and Ling 6-Sounds tests. We tested the children 1 month prior to the surgery; at first fitting; at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months post first-fitting; at 2 years after first-fitting; and, whenever possible, at 3, 4, and 5 years after first-fitting. RESULTS: Children with common cavity tend to steadily and significantly improve their audiological skills over time. This development may, however, be highly individual; probably in part due to relatively high levels of additional needs. Parents should be counseled to establish realistic post-implantation expectations. Surgically, contrary to our expectations, we cannot confirm that double posterior labyrinthotomy reduces intracochlear electrode movement or that the MED-EL custom electrode leads to fewer incidences of intra- or post-implantation complications. CONCLUSIONS: Cochlear implantation is a safe and effective treatment option in children with common cavity. The majority of children with CC derive significant audiological benefit from implantation. Intra- and post-surgical complications, while serious, and be dealt with effectively in most cases.

[Hemangioma of the nasal fossa in infants]. / Hemangioma de la fosa nasal en la infancia.

Hemangiomas in infancy are the most frequent benign tumors of the head and neck in children. However, intranasal location is very rare. By obstructing the entire nasal fossa, it produces a problem of breathing difficulty in the neonatal period, which leads to therapeutic measures being taken in the first months of life. We present a patient who was born with intranasal hemangioma, we study the various therapeutic options and we expose the final resolution of the case, which was vaporization using CO(2) laser.