Baishakhi Choudhury, David R. Friedmann, J. Thomas Roland Jr Summary Auditory brainstem implants, first intended for auditory rehabilitation in deaf patients with neurofibromatosis-2, have been more recently applied in the…
Narin N. Carmel Neiderman, Dan M. Fliss, Oshri Wasserzug, Gadi Fishman, Avraham Abergel Summary Orbital complication are the most common complications of sinusitis in children. The clinical severity ranges from…
Gabriel Gomez, Carlton J. Zdanski Summary Pediatric transoral robotic surgery has advantages over traditional endoscopic or open approaches as shown in this text. A wide variety of aerodigestive tract pathology…
Marisa Earley, Max M. April Summary This chapter serves to review pertinent anatomy, surgical technique, and perioperative considerations for both intracapsular and extracapsular tonsillectomy and for adenoidectomy. Tonsillectomy, intracapsular tonsillectomy,…
Sanjay R. Parikh, Craig Miller Summary First line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with findings of tonsillar hypertrophy remains adenotonsillectomy. In patients with persistent signs and symptoms following…
Sonia Kumar, Ben Hartley Summary Vascular anomalies encompass a huge range of pediatric conditions and are broadly classified as vascular malformations or hemangiomas. They are defined by their individual morphology…
Roy Hod, Eyal Raveh Summary Neck infections are commonly seen in the pediatric population. Characteristic findings of neck infection include fever, sore throat, and a warm, tender neck mass. A…
Gilad Horowitz, Anton Warshavsky, Ahmad Safadi, Avraham Abergel, Dan M. Fliss Summary Tumors involving the maxillary sinus are uncommon in the pediatric population. Since aesthetics and the developing cranium are…
Oren Cavel, Dan M. Fliss, Irit Duek Summary Pediatric skull base and craniofacial surgery presents a unique challenge since the potential benefits of therapy must be balanced against the cumulative…
Gillian R. Diercks, Christopher Hartnick Summary Hypoglossal nerve stimulation is a new technology used to treat refractory cases of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in appropriately selected adult patients. Use of…
