Abstract Preoperative CT is important in planning functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). An understanding of the sinus anatomy, normal variations, and their clinical implications is important in minimizing unexpected or…
Abstract The sphenoid bone is located at the central skull base and is commonly considered the most complex bone in the human body. It forms the major boundary between the…
Abstract The anterior skull base is an important anatomic structure that separates the cranial cavity above and the sinonasal cavity and the orbits below. This region is frequently breached by…
Systemic diseases often manifest with cutaneous findings. Many pediatric conditions with prominent skin findings also have significant pulmonary morbidity. These conditions include inherited multisystem genetic disorders, such as yellow nail…
Many different pulmonary manifestations are seen in conjunction with genetic disorders. Pulmonary findings have been noted with some cytogenetic conditions, many single gene or mendelian disorders, and numerous inborn errors…
Respiratory diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. Although diseases attributed to parasitic infection are uncommon for many physicians in temperate climates, these infections…
Sharing the same body cavity, the heart and lungs are closely interconnected by the pulmonary vasculature. An increase or decrease in pulmonary vascular pressures leads to changes in the blood…
Pulmonary complications are a common side effect of pediatric hematologic and oncologic disorders and their treatment. Respiratory signs and symptoms can be the presenting manifestations of several types of pediatric…
This chapter addresses the pulmonary involvement observed in gastrointestinal diseases, particularly gastroesophageal reflux (GER), Heiner syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), and pancreatitis. Although the purported mechanisms…
The pulmonary vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of primary or secondary diseases, in which there is inflammation that may lead to progressive destruction of the pulmonary microvasculature. Pulmonary involvement may…
