David Ben-Nun, Ravit Yanko, Arik Zaretski, Dan M. Fliss, Nidal Muhanna Summary Free flap transfer in reconstructive head-and-neck microsurgeries in the pediatric patient is overall a rare and underreported phenomenon…
Justin Loloi, Meghan Wilson, Jessyka G. Lighthall Summary When primary closure of facial defects is not an option, local and regional flaps are instrumental to re-establishing function and providing a…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
