BookUlrich Meyer, editor.
Summary: This is the first volume in an interdisciplinary three-book series covering the full range of biological, clinical, and surgical aspects in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations. This volume opens by considering general topics such as developmental biology and disease classification and then examines in depth the biological basis of the various malformations, including craniosynostoses, cleft-lip and palate with complex orofacial clefts, branchio-oculo-facial syndromes, rare syndromes, soft tissue malformations, and dysgnathia. Psychological aspects, including psychological evaluation methods and therapies and quality of life issues, are then addressed. Finally, all relevant clinical, radiological, and genetic investigations are described and important diagnostic issues are explored. Featuring numerous high-quality illustrations, the book will be of high value for all clinicians, researchers, and postgraduate students who deal with these malformations. The accompanying two volumes describe treatment principles and present in an atlas manner all relevant surgical techniques in detail with the aid of accompanying videos. The content of this multivolume set, written by the world's leading research and clinical specialists in their discipline, represents therefore the recent intellect, experience, and state of this medical field.
Contents:
Introduction. I General aspects: 1. Normal craniofacial development
2. Developmental biology of the face
3. Animal models of facial development
4. Anthrophosophical aspects of facial development
5. Pathological approaches for craniofacial diseases
6. Classification of craniofacial malformations. II Biological basis of disease: 7. Chromosomal aberrations
8. Orofacial clefts
9. Craniosynostoses
10. Branchio-oculo-facial syndromes
11. Conjoined twins
12. Craniofacial Soft tissue malformations
13. Postural head deformations
14. Dysgnathias
15. Rare craniofacial syndromes. III Psychological aspects of disease: 16. Facial appearance and the psychological impact
17. Psychological evaluation methods for patients with craniofacial malformations
18. Psychological therapies for patients with craniofacial malformations
19. Psycho-social impact of craniofacial malformations on treatment and outcome
20. Evolution of Craniofacial Surgery
21. Quality of life aspects of craniofacial malformations
22. Long term outcome of craniofacial surgery
23. Benchmarking and cost assessment of craniofacial surgery
24. Medical and malpractice claims in craniofacial surgery. IV Diagnostic issues: 25. Clinical Investigations of craniofacial malformations
26. Interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of craniofacial malformations
27. Craniomaxillofacial investigation
28. Neurosurgical investigation of craniofacial malformations
29. ENT investigation of craniofacial malformations
30. Ocular investigation of craniofacial malformations
31. Radiological Investigations of craniofacial malformations
32. Genetic investigations of craniofacial malformations
33. Speech issues in patients with craniofacial malformations
34. Feeding issues in patients with craniofacial malformations
35. Breathing disorders in patients with craniofacial malformations.