Yonatan Reuven

Schneiders Children's Medical Center Of Israel · Otolaryngology

Background The association between hearing impairment and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to assess this association in Israel's national sample of over 1.1 million adolescents. Methods We conducted a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional study of all Israeli adolescents (n = 1,175,534, 58% m...

Objective: Glottic airway stenosis (GAWS) may result from bilateral paralysis (BVFP) or posterior glottic stenosis (PGS). Since the glottis is the principal airway sphincter, surgeons shift on the balance between airway, aspirations, and voice. We aim to describe our surgical technique and outcome of the SMALS procedure for GAWS correction. Metho...

Objectives: Orbital complications are the most common complication of acute rhinosinusitis, especially among pediatric patients. While most cases are treated with antibiotics alone, severe presentation may demand surgical intervention. Our goal was to determine which factors predict the need for surgery and to investigate the role of computerized...

Objective: To describe the DISCO protocol (Dilation, Steroid injection, and post-operative Cough Exercise); a novel treatment for posterior glottic stenosis (PGS). Restoring glottic mobility in PGS is a major challenge. In orthopedic and plastic surgery, post-operative physical therapy is associated with improved motion range and flexibility; yet,...

Purpose: Osteomyelitis of the cervical spine and skull base are rare, devastating complications of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The study evaluated patient characteristics, risk factors and described the disease course and management. Material and methods: A clinical case series from a tertiary cancer center. We conducted a retrospective...

Objectives A typical presentation of congenital cholesteatoma (CC) is asymmetric conductive hearing loss (CHL). As CHL is usually associated with middle ear effusion, diagnosis of CC is frequently delayed. This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of children with CC. Methods The medical files of children di...

Objective Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. The Caprini risk assessment model (CRAM) is a validated tool for estimating the risk for postoperative VTE. Previous studies demonstrated a low risk of VTE among otorhinolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL-HNS). Hence, our objective was to mod...

Background Surgeons are often faced with concerns regarding the risks versus benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in elderly patients. Objective To analyze the risk for complications of ESS in the elderly (age ≥70 years) compared to younger patients, with emphasis on octogenarians. Methods Retrospective review of medical charts of adult pat...

Background and objectives To investigate complication rates in elderly cancer patients undergoing major head and neck surgeries. Methods A retrospective, matched-control, analysis. For each elderly (≥70 years) patient, a younger, (<70 years) patients were matched based on sex, tumor location, disease stage, and operation time. Post-operative compl...

Importance One-third of singers and vocal professionals report experiencing a benefit from empirical vitamin B12 injections for improvement of mild singing-related symptoms (eg, reduced stamina, vocal fatigue, and effort). However, there is no objective evidence to support or refute these claims. Objective To assess the presence and magnitude of t...

Background The data on the advantages of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) during pediatric thyroid surgeries are limited. We aimed to study the role of IONM by comparing between children who underwent thyroid surgery with and without IONM. Methods A retrospective study of all children who underwent thyroid surgery between 2001 and 2019. Res...

Objectives/hypothesis: Recent evidence indicates an increased prevalence of intravenous opioid drug abusers (IVDAs) among supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (SG-SCC) patients. This study investigates whether the clinical course of SG-SCC in IVDA differs from SG-SCC in non-IVDA. Study design: A retrospective case-control study conducted in a in...

Objectives To compare the rates of schizophrenia among 1st and 2nd generation immigrants from two distinct backgrounds and across sequential periods of immigration. Methods A 30-years retrospective cohort study (187,184 individuals) of 1st and 2nd generation East-African immigrants (EAIs) and former Soviet-Union immigrants (FSUIs) who migrated to...

Background: Previous studies reported low prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) despite an increasing prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in immigrants who moved from low CVD-risk regions to Western countries. Nevertheless, little is known about hospital admissions due to CVD in immigrants. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of East Af...

Objective: To compare prevalence and risk factors for urinary tract infection (UTI) following midurethral sling surgery with either the GYNECARE ABBREVO Continence System (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA) or a standard transobturator. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among women who underwent midurethral sling surgery to treat st...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infection (UTI) one year following sub-midurethral sling (SMUS) incontinence surgery in a university affiliated medical center in southern Israel. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify and characterize patients who suffered UTI within a year foll...

Introduction and hypothesis: The urogenital distress inventory (UDI-6) is a simple questionnaire assessing quality of life (QoL) among patients with urinary incontinence. Despite widespread use in Israel, linguistic validation of this tool has not yet included examination of the psychometric characteristics of this instrument in the Hebrew languag...

Objective: To evaluate the safety and short term outcomes of a new, truly minimallyinvasive, mesh-less and dissection-less anchoring system for pelvic floor apical repair. Methods: A prospective study was conducted using the NeuGuide™ device system for pelvic floor apical repair. The primary effectiveness outcome was centro-apical pelvic floor p...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of skeletonized mesh implants for advanced pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Methods: Women with advances POP underwent repair of stage III or greater anterior or posterior and apical compartment prolapse using skeletonized mesh implants (Seratom PA MR MN(®) system-SERAG-WIESSNER, Naila, Germany). Anatom...

Background Previous studies have reported an increasing prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in immigrants who moved from low-cardiovascular-risk regions to Western countries, but little is known about time trends following immigration. Methods A retrospective cohort study of immigrants from Ethiopia in east Africa (EAI), the former Soviet Union...

A major step in end-of-life care was achieved in December 2005 when the Israeli parliament passed the "Dying Patient law." The law (§31-§36) allows a competent person, even if he/she is healthy, to leave written instructions known as advance medical directives (AD), in which they explain their wishes in detail with respect to future medical treatme...

Background An increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus occurs in immigrants from developing regions to Western countries. However, the dynamics of these transitions in relation to the duration of residence in the new environment are not clearly defined.Methods Data concerning cardiovascular risk factors was retrospectively extracted f...