55 The Management of Temporal Bone Fractures
Gil Lahav, Ophir Handzel Summary Traumatic insults to the temporal bone (TB) in the pediatric population are not rare. TB trauma can result in life-threatening complications and severe functional loss….
54 Facial Trauma in Pediatric Patient
Amir Laviv, Amir Shuster, Vadim Reiser Summary Pediatric craniofacial skeleton fractures can be challenging to manage. The patterns of trauma and the possible long-term growth disturbances, makes the clinical considerations…
49 Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
Diego Preciado, George Zalzal Summary This chapter will review the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations for successfully carrying out laryngotracheal reconstruction. Key points of consideration to ensure success while avoiding…
53 Slide Tracheoplasty
Michael Rutter, Claudia Schweiger Summary Slide tracheoplasty is a surgical technique originally designed by Goldstraw in the 1980s to repair congenital tracheal stenosis caused by complete tracheal rings. It is…
52 Laryngotracheal Cleft Repair
Nikolaus E. Wolter, Reza Rahbar Summary Laryngotracheal cleft (LC) represent a spectrum of anomalous connections of the trachea and esophagus extending from laryngeal inlet. In general, the degree of symptoms…
51 Harvesting Costal Cartilage for Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
Anat Wengier, Ari DeRowe Summary Laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) includes a variety of techniques for expanding the laryngotracheal complex and stabilizing the resultant airway, in cases of laryngotracheal stenosis. Cartilage interposition…
50 Partial Cricotracheal Resection
Ian N. Jacobs Summary The mainstay for repair of severe laryngotracheal stenosis is either laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) with cartilage expansion using autologous cartilage or partial cricotracheal resection (CTR) where the…
48 Surgical Approach to Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Seth M. Pransky, Jeffrey D. Bernstein Summary Juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JORRP) is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11. Transmission is believed to occur vertically from…
47 Endoscopic Airway Surgery
K. A. Stephenson, M. E. Wyatt Summary Advances in instrumentation and anesthetic techniques have expanded the boundaries of endoscopic airway surgery. Specialized microinstruments, the dilating balloon, laser, and powered microdebrider…
41 Surgery for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Gadi Fishman Summary There is not one single surgical technique to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency. The surgical approach typically depends on the pattern of the vellopharyngeal closure, its location and size,…
