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Ear, nose, and throat diseases present and progress very differently in children than in adults, needing different diagnostic and treatment strategies. Training in the subspecialty of pediatric otolaryngology is often part of a general ENT program and not a program in itself. As such, the general otolaryngologist may be insufficiently prepared to handle certain pediatric cases.
R. W. Clarke's Pediatric Otolaryngology: Practical Clinical Management aims to provide the pediatric ENT resident or fellow, as well as the general ENT practitioner, with sound clinical guidance on ENT pathologies as they affect the pediatric population.
Key Features:
- Fully describes the characteristics of ENT diseases in children, as opposed to only describing how the disorders differ from their presentations in adults
- International cast of expert contributors
- Practice based, for the clinician
- Comprehensive accounts of hearing loss in children, often poorly covered in standard texts
- Text boxes orient the reader to "danger signs," "top tips" in surgery, advice regarding potential complications, situations that need urgent referral, and medicolegal pitfalls
Pediatric Otolaryngology is an essential reference of this important subspecialty for ENT doctors in practice, as well as in preparation for board examinations.
Part I: General Considerations in Children's ENT
1. Introduction to Pediatric Otolaryngology
2. The Pediatric Consultation
3. Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
4. Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies
5. The Child with Special Needs
Part II: The Ear
6. Disorders of the External Ear
7. Acute Otitis Media
8. Otitis Media with Effusion
9. Disorders of the Middle Ear
10. Cholesteatoma
11. Disorders of Balance
12. Facial Palsy Reconstruction in Children
Part III: The Hearing Impaired Child
13. Introduction, Detection, and Early Management
14. Nonsurgical Management of the Child with Hearing Loss
15. Surgical Management of the Hearing-Impaired Child
Part IV: The Nose and Sinus
16. Nasal Obstruction in Children
17. Pediatric Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis
Part V: The Airway
18. Tongue, Floor of Mouth, Adenoids, and Tonsils
19. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
20. Airway Obstruction in Children
21. Congenital Disorders of the Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi
22. Acquired Disorders of the Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi
23. Tracheostomy
Part VI: Head and Neck
24. Neck Masses in Children: Congenital Neck Disease
25. Neck Masses in Children: Acquired Neck Masses
26. Salivary Gland Disorders in Children
27. Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems in Cleft Lip and Palate
28. Disorders of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Reflux
Appendix: Strength of Clinical Evidence