Key Points • Preservation of hearing and the seventh cranial nerve must always take precedence over the desire to correct conductive hearing loss in congenital aural atresia and congenital external…
Key Points ▪ Trauma is a predominant cause of morbidity in the pediatric population and the most common cause of death in children over 1 year of age. ▪ Anatomic…
Key Points ▪ The physician must be familiar with and able to diagnose a wide range of infections that may be seen in the pediatric head and neck. ▪ The…
Key Points ▪ All theories of facial growth control mechanisms are speculative, and none is fully satisfactory. ▪ In Moss’s functional matrix hypothesis, the functional matrix surrounding cartilage and bone…
Key Points ▪ Microtia is a congenital anomaly of the ear that occurs in about 0.03% of live births. It is estimated that at least half of these patients have…
Key Points ▪ Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may play a role in promoting subglottic injury, and treatment for GERD should be considered in coordination with laryngotracheal reconstruction. ▪ Eosinophilic esophagitis…
Key Points ▪ The presence or absence of signs and symptoms and findings on the otoscopic examination provides the basis for diagnosis of the different types of otitis media. ▪…
Key Points ▪ Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in children has a negative impact on quality of life. ▪ Distinction between adenoiditis and CRS in children is difficult because of similar symptoms…
Key Points ▪ Most congenital nasal lesions occur secondary to developmental errors in one of three embryologic zones: the anterior neuropore, the central midface, or the nasobuccal membrane. ▪ Encephaloceles,…
Key Points ▪ Velopharyngeal inadequacy refers to any type of dysfunction and may be categorized as insufficiency, incompetence, or mislearning. ▪ “Phoneme-specific” or “sound-specific” velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) involves abnormal production…
