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100			_aJeffrey Cheng _914885
245			_aEndoscopic Atlas of Pediatric Otolaryngology
260			_aNew Hyde Park , NY , USA _b Springer International Publishing Switzerland _c2016
300			_a72 Pages
500			_aIncludes References and Index
520			_aThe idea for this book came about from two different perspectives. First, not a day in the office goes by without a parent or caregiver asking me for more anatomic detail about their child’s condition. Lacking natural artistic and drawing abilities, I have found that showing the families a picture of the pathology and/or anatomy is extremely valuable in our discussions and joint decision-making process. Secondly, optical endoscopy has revolutionized imaging in the head and neck. It has allowed illumination, magnification, and visualization in spaces that are not fully appreciated with the naked eye. Endoscopes offer some advantages even beyond binocular microscopy, including an increased field of view and lack of line-of-sight limitations. This allows us to look around the corners, with improved brightness and clarity. This atlas is by no means meant to be a comprehensive review of pediatric otolaryngology disorders but rather to provide some illustrative images, along with a brief discussion of clinical considerations, and to help educate our patients, families, caregivers, medical students, residents, fellows, and other allied health professionals. Most, but not all, of the images were captured with an optical endoscope. This is meant to stimulate thought processes in the future for further possibilities for capturing images, as other types of image-capturing technologies grow and expand with time. The content is divided by anatomic area in the head and neck: ear, nose, throat/mouth, and airway/aerodigestive tract. We feel that this will be a helpful resource for not just the otolaryngologist who cares for children but the far more numerous pediatricians and other caregivers, such as speech and language pathologists, nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, nurse practitioners, and audiologists. Our hope is that this is just the beginning of an imaging collection, and that there will be continued discovery and contribution to further improve this atlas.
654			_xPediatric Otolaryngology
700			_a John P. Bent _914886
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