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Cummings Pediatric Otolaryngology

  • 2nd Edition - August 25, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Marci M. Lesperance
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Otolaryngology**Indispensable for all otolaryngologists who see children in their practice, as well as fellows… Read more

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**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Otolaryngology**

Indispensable for all otolaryngologists who see children in their practice, as well as fellows and others in training, Cummings Pediatric Otolaryngology offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage for evaluation and treatment of children with otolaryngologic disorders. The 2nd Edition features revised and updated content and numerous new chapters throughout, making it your #1 resource for the latest information, techniques, and treatments on improving otolaryngologic outcomes for children.

Key features

  • Offers expanded discussion of common comorbidities occurring in children as well as challenging clinical problems in both healthy and medically complex children.

  • Includes extensive new content on otology, as well as new chapters on pediatric speech disorders, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, pediatric cochlear implantation, laryngotracheal clefts, pediatric tracheotomy and decannulation, and more.

  • Covers hot topics such as evaluation and management of pediatric vestibular disorders and ankyloglossia and tight maxillary frenula.

  • Provides detailed, authoritative coverage of every area of head and neck surgery, authored by leading experts in the field and carefully edited by a senior pediatric otolaryngologist, Dr. Marci M. Lesperance.

  • Includes an all-new electronic appendix with supplemental pediatric content from Cummings Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 7th edition and additional references.

  • Features superb, full-color illustrations throughout.

  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Readership

Otolaryngologists; trainee and in practice

Table of contents

1 General Considerations in Pediatric Otolaryngology

2 Anesthesia in Pediatric Otolaryngology

3 Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

4 Nonobstructive Pediatric Sleep Disorders

5 Congenital and Acquired Malformations of the Nose and Nasopharynx

6 Craniofacial Surgery for Congenital and Acquired Deformities

7 Pediatric Facial Fractures

8 Pediatric Speech Disorders

9 Cleft Lip and Palate

10 Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

11 Velocardiofacial (22q11.21 deletion) syndrome

12 Early Detection and Diagnosis of Infant Hearing Impairment

13 Congenital Malformations of the Inner Ear

14 Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome

15 Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Media with Effusion

16 Pediatric Otologic Surgery

17 Pediatric Cochlear Implantation

18 Microtia Reconstruction

19 Evaluation and Management of Congenital Aural Atresia

20 Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Vestibular Disorders

21 Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis

22 Pediatric Infectious Disease

23 Congenital and Inflammatory Neck Masses in Children

24 Salivary Gland Disease in Children

25 Vascular Anomalies of the Head and Neck

26 Pediatric Head and Neck Neoplasms

27 Evaluation and Management of the Pediatric Airway

28 Glottic and Subglottic Stenosis and Related Voice Disorders

29 Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

30 Diagnosis and Management of Tracheal Anomalies and Tracheal Stenosis

31 Laryngotracheal Clefts

32 Pediatric Tracheotomy and Decannulation

33 Ankyloglossia and Tight Maxillary Frenulum

34 Aerodigestive Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions

35 Pediatric Swallowing, Laryngopharyngeal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Aspiration
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Review quotes

Doody's Core Titles® 2022

Doody's Core Titles® 2022 Essential Purchase

"This update was definitely necessary to keep up with the growing volume of information in this subspecialty. This is considered one of the authoritative books in pediatric otolaryngology."

©Doody’s Review Service, 2022 Alan Micco, MD(Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

Doody's Score: 5 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 4, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Marci M. Lesperance

Dr. Marci Lesperance is the associate chief clinical officer for Children’s Specialty and Women’s Services, University of Michigan Medical Group. She served as the division chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Michigan Medicine for 15 years. Her research has been funded by NIH and outside foundations. She has previously served as surgeon in chief for the Children’s and Women’s Hospital, program director for the University of Michigan’s Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship, and past president of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Dr. Lesperance is a member of numerous professional organizations in otolaryngology and pediatrics. Her research interests include hereditary hearing loss, molecular genetics of hearing loss, and genetic testing. She is also editor of the Elsevier text, Cummings Pediatric Otolaryngology, which is a spin-off from the main Cummings Otolaryngology text.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Associate Chief Clinical Officer, Children’s Specialty and Women’s Services, USA

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