36 Repair of Pyriform Aperture Stenosis
Robert F. Ward, Marisa Earley Summary Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a congenital anomaly that is a rare cause of neonatal nasal obstruction. It is definitively diagnosed by…
30 Open Approaches to the Anterior Skull Base in Children
Oshri Wasserzug, Ari DeRowe, Barak Ringel, Dan M. Fliss Summary The wide variety, nature, and extent of pediatric skull base lesions along with its rarity entail customization of the appropriate…
15 Preauricular Anomalies
Lindsey Moses, Max M. April Summary A preauricular pit is a benign congenital malformation of the preauricular soft tissues that may be accompanied by a sinus tract or subcutaneous cyst….
27 Endoscopic Treatment of Juvenile Angiofibroma: Surgical Technique
Ahmad Safadi, Alberto Schreiber, Dan M. Fliss, Piero Nicolai Summary Endoscopic approach for the resection of juvenile angiofibroma (JA) has become the mainstay of treatment of this lesion, and more…
28 Juvenile Angiofibroma with Intracranial Extension
Philippe Lavigne, Carl H. Snyderman, Paul A. Gardner Summary Advanced juvenile angiofibromas (JAs) are challenging tumors to treat surgically due to the involvement of skull base structures and vascularity derived…
26 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Children for Benign Lesions
Shahaf Shilo, Dan M. Fliss, Avraham Abergel Summary Sinonasal tract and the skull base lesions in the pediatric population are rare and include a wide range of pathologies that originate…
25 Orbital Surgery for Tumors
Shay Keren, Igal Leibovitch Summary A variety of tumors, both benign and malignant, can be found in the orbit of the pediatric patient. This chapter elaborates on the different tumors…
29 Expanded Endonasal Approaches for Treatment of Malignancy in Children
Meghan Wilson, Carl H. Snyderman, Paul A. Gardner, Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara Summary In the pediatric population, malignant tumors of the skull base are rare. Sarcoma (rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma),…
31 Surgical Approach to the Lateral Skull Base
Omer J. Ungar, Dan M. Fliss, Yahav Oron Summary The infratemporal fossa—middle cranial fossa approach gives wide access to all of the subcranial tissues that underlie the middle fossa floor….
33 Surgery of Skull Base Meningoencephalocele
Paolo Castelnuovo, Stefania Gallo, Jacopo Zocchi, Jessica Ruggiero, Davide Locatelli Summary Congenital encephaloceles are a rare type of neural tube defect caused by a herniation of the cranial content through…
