of Micro- and Retrognathia on the Neonatal Airway
Fig. 1 The “domino effect” of Pierre Robin sequence (Courtesy of David Low, MD) The triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and tongue-based airway obstruction (TBAO) was initially described in 1939 by…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
and Tracheal Clefts
Fig. 1 The Benjamin and Inglis cleft classification Clinical Presentation Respiratory and feeding difficulties are the hallmark symptoms of LCs, though they are generally nonspecific. The clinical presentation and severity…
of the Midface
Fig. 1 Midfacial Disorders: History and Physical Examination Initial assessment of an infant with respiratory distress should focus on the ability of the child to maintain ventilation and oxygenation. Signs…
Laryngomalacia: Disease Spectrum and Management
Fig. 1 Fiberoptic flexibible laryngoscopy with endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in a 2-month infant with laryngomalacia. Typical anatomic features including shortened aryepiglottic folds, bilateral supraarytenoid prolapse, posterior glottic edema, and…
Classic Intact Canal Wall Mastectomy
Fig. 255 Intact soft meatal wall (Dagget 1949) in the conservative radical operation, using a retroauricular approach with removal of the bridge but preservation of the intact soft meatal wall…
Basic Mastoidectomy Techniques
Fig. 127 Incorrect drilling with a cutting burr to the outer edge of the mastoidectomy cavity. The burrs are placed tangentially on the edges, and are displaced when rotating Fig….
Obliteration of the Cavity with Pedicled Muscle Flaps
Fig. 866 The Rambo obliteration method in an endaural approach. The vertical incision extends up to the upper edge of the auricle, and the intercartilaginous incision runs medially to Shrapnell’s…
Modified Combined Approach Tympanoplasty
Fig. 387 The Tos modified intact canal wall technique. Initial endaural incision. A medial circumferential incision extending from the 3-o’clock to the 5-o’clock positions and a radial incision at the…
Endaural Canal Wall-Down Mastoid Surgery
Fig. 657 The original Kessel endaural incision. The triangle of excision of the skin and conchai cartilage in the first endaural incision performed by Kessel (after H. Heermann 1969) Fig….
The Open Cavity
Fig. 731 The two Preysing full-thickness skin grafts. After two parallel retroauricular incisions, the skin pedicles are liberated and cleaned of subcutaneous tissue. The dashed lines indicate the position of…
