Radiographic Evaluation of Children with Hearing Loss
Key points • High-resolution CT of the temporal bone offers excellent visualization of the osseous anatomy of the temporal bone, but has some limitations in the evaluation of soft tissue….
Acquired Hearing Loss in Children
Key points • Hearing loss is the most common congenital sensory impairment, with an incidence of 4/1000 live births. This number rises to approximately 20% after the age of 12 years…
Audiometric Evaluation of Children with Hearing Loss
Key points • Early diagnosis of pediatric hearing loss is possible and desirable. • Measurement tools are available to diagnosis all types of hearing loss in children of all ages….
Taking the History and Performing the Physical Examination in a Child with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is one of the most common childhood disorders and has far reaching effects on communication and socialization in children. Language acquisition, the most commonly sought and measured outcome,…
The Child with Hearing Loss
Bradley W. Kesser, MD, Editor Margaret A. Kenna, MD, MPH, Editor Perhaps no other field in otolaryngology has expanded as rapidly as the evaluation and management of hearing loss in…
Complication Avoidance in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base pathology have developed and evolved dramatically over the past 2 decades, particularly with collaboration between neurosurgery and otolaryngology physicians. These advances have increased…
Comprehensive Postoperative Management After Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
To maximize outcomes from endoscopic skull base surgery, careful early postoperative management is critically important. Standardized postoperative regimens are lacking. The type of reconstruction and presence and type of cerebrospinal…
Injury of the Internal Carotid Artery During Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Injury of the internal carotid artery during endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is a feared and perilous scenario. This article discusses perioperative strategies to prevent or manage an internal carotid…
Endoscopic Endonasal Management of Craniopharyngioma
Craniopharyngioma is a rare clinical entity that poses a significant management challenge given their location and propensity to recur. As part of a minimally disruptive treatment paradigm, the expanded endonasal…
Endoscopic Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction
The endoscopic endonasal approach provides a direct surgical trajectory to anteriorly located lesions at the craniovertebral junction. The inferior limit of surgical exposure is predicted by the nasopalatine line, and…
