Pediatric Airway Surgery : Management of Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Infants and Children

This book provides detailed insight into the difficult problem of pediatric airway management. Each chapter focuses on a particular condition in a very practical manner, describing diagnostic procedures and precisely explaining surgical options with the help of high-quality illustrations. Both established treatment modalities and new management concepts are considered in depth, and controversies relating to the most difficult airway reconstructions are discussed. To help the reader, boxes are included to summarize procedures and to list tips, tricks, and traps relevant to daily practice. The contributors to the book have all been directly involved in the management of children with airway disorders and write on the basis of their vast experience. Otolaryngologists, pediatric surgeons, and thoracic surgeons involved in the management of pediatric airway problems, and in particular airway stenosis, will find this book to be a treasure trove of invaluable information and guidance. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Compromised Paediatric Airway: Challenges Facing Families and Physicians....Pages 3-6 Applied Surgical Anatomy of the Larynx and Trachea....Pages 7-29 Clinical Evaluation of Airway Obstruction....Pages 31-44 Equipment and Instrumentation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy....Pages 45-75 Endoscopic Assessment of the Compromised Paediatric Airway....Pages 77-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Laryngomalacia (LM)....Pages 99-106 Vocal Cord Paralysis (VCP)....Pages 107-117 Congenital Subglottic Stenosis (C-SGS)....Pages 119-124 Laryngeal Web and Atresia....Pages 125-131 Subglottic Haemangioma (SGH)....Pages 133-139 Ductal Cysts, Saccular Cysts and Laryngoceles....Pages 141-145 Laryngeal and Tracheal Clefts....Pages 147-156 Congenital Tracheal Anomalies....Pages 157-179 Front Matter....Pages 181-182 Acquired Post-Intubation and Tracheostomy-Related Stenoses....Pages 183-198 External Laryngeal Trauma....Pages 199-215 Neoplastic Lesions of the Larynx and Trachea....Pages 217-227 Front Matter....Pages 229-230 Preoperative Assessment, Indications for Surgery and Parental Counselling....Pages 231-240 Endoscopic Techniques for Laryngotracheal Stenosis....Pages 241-256 Laryngotracheoplasty and Laryngotracheal Reconstruction....Pages 257-277 Partial Cricotracheal Resection....Pages 279-321 Front Matter....Pages 323-323 Tracheotomy....Pages 325-336 Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis....Pages 337-347 Revision Surgery....Pages 349-357 Back Matter....Pages 359-371