Rings and Pulmonary Artery Slings

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Double aortic arch Right arch dominant Left arch dominant Balanced double arch Right aortic arch Mirror image branching Retroesophageal left subclavian artery Circumflex aorta Pulmonary artery sling Innominate artery compression…

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Challenges for the Critical Airway

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Fig. 1 Eight-year-old male h/o pyriform aperture stenosis with an associated solitary central median maxillary incisor Mild cases of PAS may be treated conservatively with humidification and topical nasal decongestants….

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Subglottic Stenosis

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Fig. 1 Multi-level acquired subglottic stenosis in a 4-month-old child intubated during infection with respiratory syncytial virus Since not all intubated neonates develop SGS, theorized risk factors for subsequent scarring…

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of the Nasal Cavity

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Fig. 1 Photo of arhinia Initial management of arhinia may require tracheotomy to provide a safe airway with deferred surgical planning as a child or adolescent once the degree of…

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Syndromes with Airway Anomalies: An Overview

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Site of primary airway anomaly Syndrome Nasal Cavity and Midface Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis CHARGE syndrome Craniosynostosis syndromes (Crouzon, Apert, Pfeiffer) Oromandibular Stickler syndrome Treacher Collins syndrome Craniofacial microsomia…

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and Acquired Disorders of the Vocal Folds

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Congenital Acquired Chiari malformation, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or other CNS pathology Iatrogenic (patent ductus arteriosus ligation, cervical or cardiothoracic surgery, traumatic delivery) Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) Arytenoid dislocation Familial inheritance…

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Tracheal Stenosis

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Fig. 1 Endoscopic views of a child with long-segment complete tracheal rings. (a) View showing beginning of rings; (b) view showing mid-section of rings; (c) view showing distal segment of…

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Deformations, and Disorders of the Neonatal Airway: A Bullet Point Review

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Janet Lioy and Steven E. Sobol (eds.)Disorders of the Neonatal Airway10.1007/978-1-4939-1610-8_14 Malformations, Deformations, and Disorders of the Neonatal Airway: A Bullet Point Review Pamela Mudd1, Steven Andreoli1 and Steven E. Sobol2, 3  …

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and Tracheal Clefts

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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…

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