The comprehensive treatment of cleft lip and palate deformities requires thoughtful consideration of the anatomic complexities of the deformity, and the delicate balance between intervention and growth. The surgical reconstruction…
Direct laryngoscopy remains the technique of choice for placing an endotracheal tube (ETT). However, alternative techniques are needed for the difficult airway or unsuccessful intubation. Retrograde intubation may be used…
Tracheotomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in critically ill patients. This article describes in particular the use of percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy. A brief history is included. Airway…
Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure that dates back to early history and medical advancement. The oral and maxillofacial surgeon routinely operates around the airway and should be able to master…
Establishment of an unobstructed airway and adequate oxygenation is a basic tenet of life support. Mechanical or anatomic airway obstructions can arise secondary to trauma, pathology, foreign bodies, and infection….
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons use in-office anesthesia techniques on a daily basis more than any other specialty outside anesthesiology. Despite the magnitude of the number of patients who receive deep…
Recognizing a potentially difficult airway is important in avoiding a life-threatening emergency. There are 2 separate scenarios for considering the difficult airway: difficult mask ventilation (DMV) and difficult tracheal intubation…
In the field of craniofacial surgery, different surgical methods for treating skull-base lesions have evolved. A thorough understanding of the microsurgical and functional anatomy of the anterior skull base is…
Approximately 5% of patients presenting to a level 1 trauma center in the United States will have sustained basilar skull injuries. The etiology of frontobasilar trauma is variable but is…
For more than 1 hundred years, lesions and disorders of the skull base have provided significant challenges to neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, and craniofacial surgeons for many reasons. Lesions of the skull…
Cranial defects occur among all ages from a wide variety of causes. Trauma, infection, congenital malformations, pathology, and tumors and their surgical management can all lead to skull abnormalities and…
Use of incisions that minimize visible scars is an important principle of craniomaxillofacial surgery. To accomplish this goal, the coronal incision and scalp flap are frequently used during combined craniomaxillofacial…
Craniosynostosis and the abnormalities associated with this clinical entity pose significant challenges to the treating craniofacial and neurosurgeons caring for patients with these conditions. Ever since Lannelongue first introduced the…
