Pediatric Airway Surgery Management of Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Infants and Children /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Monnier, Philippe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Pediatrics.; Pediatric surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Head and Neck Surgery.; Pediatric Surgery.; Thoracic Surgery.

 This book provides detailed insight into the difficult problem of pediatric airway management. Each chapter focuses on a particular condition in a very practical manner, describing diagnostic procedures and precisely explaining surgical options with the help of high-quality illustrations. In addition, boxes are included to summarize procedures and to list tips, tricks, and traps relevant to daily clinical practice. 

 PART I -- Evaluation Of The Compromised Paediatric Airway -- The Compromised Paediatric Airway: Challenges Facing Families And Physicians -- Applied Surgical Anatomy Of The Larynx And Trachea -- Clinical Evaluation Of Airway Obstruction -- Equipment And Instrumentation For Diagnostic And Therapeutic Endoscopy -- Endoscopic Assessment Of The Compromised Paediatric AirwayPART II -- Congenital Anomalies Of The Larynx And Trachea -- Laryngomalacia -- Vocal Cord Paralysis -- Congenital Subglottic Stenosis -- Laryngeal Web And Atresia -- Subglottic Haemangioma -- Ductal Cysts, Saccular Cysts, And Laryngoceles -- Laryngeal And Tracheal Clefts -- Congenital Tracheal AnomaliesPART III -- Acquired Laryngeal And Tracheal Stenoses -- Acquired Post-Intubation Stenosis -- External Laryngeal Trauma -- Neoplastic Lesions Of The Larynx And TracheaPART IV -- Surgery For Laryngotracheal Stenosis -- Preoperative Assessment, Indication For Surgery, And Parental Counseling -- Endoscopic Techniques For Laryngotracheal Stenosis -- Laryngotracheoplasty And Laryngotracheal Reconstruction -- Partial Cricotracheal ResectionPART V -- Tracheal Surgery And Revision Surgery -- Tracheotomy -- Tracheal Resection And Anastomosis -- Revision Surgery.