2023
Two‐Year Outcomes After Pediatric In‐Office Tympanostomy Using Lidocaine/Epinephrine Iontophoresis and an Automated Tube Delivery System
Waldman E, Ingram A, Vidrine D, Gould A, Zeiders J, Ow R, Thompson C, Moss J, Mehta R, McClay J, Brenski A, Gavin J, Ansley J, Yen D, Chadha N, Murray M, Kozak F, York C, Brown D, Grunstein E, Sprecher R, Sherman D, Schoem S, Puchalski R, Hills S, Harfe D, England L, Syms C, Lustig L. Two‐Year Outcomes After Pediatric In‐Office Tympanostomy Using Lidocaine/Epinephrine Iontophoresis and an Automated Tube Delivery System. Otolaryngology 2023, 169: 692-700. PMID: 37003297, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpinephrine iontophoresisTube placementTube retentionOperating roomChildren ages 6 monthsCohort of patientsTwo-Year OutcomesAge 6 monthsDelivery systemComplication rateGeneral anesthesiaLocal anesthesiaOtolaryngology practiceTympanostomyPatientsMonthsIontophoresisTympanic membraneAnesthesiaTube displacementAdditional leadsCohortDelivery resultsOutcomesEar
2018
A case of pediatric cervicofacial actinomyces masquerading as malignancy: Case report and review of the literature
Savoca E, Mehra S, Waldman EH. A case of pediatric cervicofacial actinomyces masquerading as malignancy: Case report and review of the literature. International Journal Of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2018, 116: 204-208. PMID: 30554700, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior neck massProlonged antibiotic courseFine needle aspiratesSix-week courseAntibiotic coursesOral penicillinSurgical debridementParenteral penicillinUncommon infectionMalignant appearanceNeck massOpen biopsyCase reportNeedle biopsyCulture sensitivityNeedle aspiratesBiopsyConvalescent therapyActinomycesDiagnosisPenicillinCase discussionDebridementPatientsMalignancy
2017
An unusual presentation of a rare soft tissue tumor in the tongue: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Dodhia S, Merea V, Hibshoosh H, Nedumcheril M, Gudis D, Rahmati R, Waldman E. An unusual presentation of a rare soft tissue tumor in the tongue: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. International Journal Of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Case Reports 2017, 15: 1-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedex.2016.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory myofibroblastic tumorMyofibroblastic tumorPediatric patientsTongue lesionsUnusual presentationRare soft tissue neoplasmRare soft tissue tumorSoft tissue tumorsIntermediate biologic potentialSoft tissue neoplasmOral tongueAtypical presentationDifferential diagnosisTissue tumorsMalignant processBiologic potentialLiterature suggestiveTumorsPatientsLesionsPresentationTongueNeoplasmsDiagnosis
2014
CPAS: Surgical approach with combined sublabial bone resection and inferior turbinate reduction without stents
Merea V, Lee AH, Peron DL, Waldman EH, Grunstein E. CPAS: Surgical approach with combined sublabial bone resection and inferior turbinate reduction without stents. The Laryngoscope 2014, 125: 1460-1464. PMID: 25475763, DOI: 10.1002/lary.25001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior turbinate reductionUse of stentsSymptomatic improvementTurbinate reductionRetrospective chart reviewCPA patientsNasal scarringAirway obstructionAperture stenosisChart reviewConsecutive patientsNasal obstructionPatent airwaySurgical managementSurgical approachMedical recordsSurgical correctionBone resectionInferior turbinateStent useCongenital narrowingSublabial approachAlar necrosisNasal stentsPatients
2005
The avoidance and treatment of scalp flap complications in cochlear implant surgery
Waldman E, Niparko J. The avoidance and treatment of scalp flap complications in cochlear implant surgery. Operative Techniques In Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery 2005, 16: 149-153. DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2005.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCochlear implantationProper surgical principlesSuccessful cochlear implantationCochlear implant surgeryAggressive therapyIdeal flap designMinor complicationsMost complicationsDevice explantationFlap complicationsImplant surgeryPatient discomfortSurgical principlesSurgical siteComplicationsScalp flapPostauricular areaFlap designSurgeryImplant systemAcceptable appearanceTreatmentImplantationMorbidityPatients