of Congenital Airway Disorders

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Choanal stenosis and atresia Congenital nasal piriform aperture stenosis Midnasal stenosis Nasal masses Dermoid cyst Encephalocele Glioma Hemangioma Nasolacrimal duct cyst Deviated nasal septum Rhinitis of the newborn Congenital Nasal…

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of Neonatal Airway Disorders

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Fig. 1 Crouzon & Apert Syndromes. (a) Front, & (b) Side view of Crouzon Syndrome. Note brachycephaly (short skull in AP dimension, with flat occiput), frontal bossing, maxillary hypoplasia with…

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of the Neonatal Airway: Laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy

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Drawing 1 Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy The flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopic exam should not be considered an alternate or equal exam to direct laryngobronchoscopy as the entire airway cannot be examined thoroughly with this…

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Anomalies of the Neonatal Airway

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Vascular malformations Venous Lymphatic Capillary Arterial and arteriovenous Mixed (combined) Vascular neoplasms Infantile hemangioma (IH) Congenital hemangioma (CH) Rapidly involuting (RICH) Non-involuting (NICH) Others Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) Tufted angioma (TA)…

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Tracheobronchomalacia

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Fig. 1 Normal trachea with rigid cartilaginous support Other abnormalities associated with tracheomalacia include a variety of syndromes and additional aerodigestive, cardiac, and neurologic anomalies (Table 1). In their series,…

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Rings and Pulmonary Artery Slings

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Double aortic arch Right arch dominant Left arch dominant Balanced double arch Right aortic arch Mirror image branching Retroesophageal left subclavian artery Circumflex aorta Pulmonary artery sling Innominate artery compression…

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Challenges for the Critical Airway

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Fig. 1 Eight-year-old male h/o pyriform aperture stenosis with an associated solitary central median maxillary incisor Mild cases of PAS may be treated conservatively with humidification and topical nasal decongestants….

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Subglottic Stenosis

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Fig. 1 Multi-level acquired subglottic stenosis in a 4-month-old child intubated during infection with respiratory syncytial virus Since not all intubated neonates develop SGS, theorized risk factors for subsequent scarring…

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