Congenital Malformations of the Nose and Nasopharynx
Fig. 3.1 Embryology of the development of the nose The deepening of the nasal pits leads to the formation of the primordial nasal sacs, which grow dorsally. The oronasal membrane,…
Congenital Malformations of the Trachea
Fig. 7.1 (a, b) Schematics of embryologic development of trachea and lungs. (From Moore KL, Persaud TVN. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 5th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1993:228. Copyright…
Genetics of Common Congenital Syndromes of the Head and Neck
Fig. 1.1 Pierre Robin sequence in a child with Stickler Association Associations CHARGE Association Definition and Clinical Features From the 1950s to 1970s, case reports began to emerge of children…
Mastoidectomy
4 Mastoidectomy ♦ Anatomy of the Mastoid The temporal bone anatomically consists of four bones: the mastoid, petrous, squamous, and tympanic (Fig. 4.1A,B). The pneumatized portion of the temporal bone…
Tympanoplasty: Indications and Technique
2 Tympanoplasty: Indications and Technique Today the goal of successful tympanoplasty is to create a mobile tympanic membrane or graft with an aerated mucosal-lined middle ear space and a sound-conducting…
Situations That Arise at Surgery: Anatomical Issues
6 Situations That Arise at Surgery: Anatomical Issues This chapter addresses the unique situations that arise during cholesteatoma surgery. Some of the surgical tactics described herewith will depend on a…
Controversies in Cholesteatoma Surgery
8 Controversies in Cholesteatoma Surgery There are a few areas in cholesteatoma management that remain controversial, where experienced surgeons continue to hold fundamental differences of opinion about treatment options. The…
General Considerations in Cholesteatoma
1 General Considerations in Cholesteatoma Cholesteatoma is an antiquated term that has persisted through generations of use. Cholesteatoma would have been better named keratoma.1 It is a growth of keratinizing…
Recidivism
10 Recidivism The possibility of disease recurrence makes the surgical manage ment of cholesteatoma challenging. Recurrent cholesteatoma is defined as cholesteatoma that re-forms after complete surgical excision. Residual cholesteatoma is…
