Main description:

Highly Commended by the BMA Medical Book Awards for Surgical Specialties!

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.

Contents:

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