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Surgical Challenges for the Critical Airway

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Management of the neonate with airway obstruction begins in the fetal period with initial evaluation involving the use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. The airway can be obstructed at several levels, from the nasal cavity to the tracheobronchi. This chapter will give a brief overview of several lesions that can cause critical obstruction in the neonatal airway necessitating early surgical intervention.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric ENT Associates, Children’s of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, Lowder Building Suite 320, Birmingham, AB, 35244, USA

    Nicholas Smith M.D.

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric ENT Associates, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AB, USA

    Brian J. Wiatrak M.D.

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  1. Attending Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Outreach, Medical Director, Neonatal Airway Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Neonatology, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Janet Lioy

  2. Attending Surgeon, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Steven E. Sobol

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Smith, N., Wiatrak, B.J. (2015). Surgical Challenges for the Critical Airway. In: Lioy, J., Sobol, S. (eds) Disorders of the Neonatal Airway. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1610-8_23

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