Congenital Defects

Presents diagnosis and management of diseases in children with special ENT problems. This book includes examples such as ear infection, tonsil and adenoid infection, Downs syndrome, asthma and others. It discusses congenital malformations of the skull, pinna, aural atresia, ear, eye and orbit along with cleft lip and palate and laryngeal clefts.

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This issue presents diagnosis and management of diseases in children with special ENT problems. The examples given include: ear infection (otitis media), tonsil and adenoid infection, airway problems, Downs syndrome, asthma and allergy/sinus disease. Leading practitioners in the field discuss congenital malformations of the skull, pinna, aural atresia, ear, eye and orbit along with cleft lip and palate and laryngeal clefts. Contents are: An approach to congenital head and neck anomalies; Congenital malformations of the skull; Cleft lip and palate; Congenital malformations of the pinna, aural atresia; Congenital malformations of the middle and inner ear; Congenital malformations of the nose; Congenital eye and orbit; Congenital malformations of the oral cavity; Branchial cleft anomalies; Congenital malformations of the larynx; Laryngotracheal clefts; and, Esophageal atresia.