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 additio...

Table of Contents:

• 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.