Grand Challenges in Pediatric Otolaryngology
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IntroductIon The field of pediatric otolaryngology has undergone significant changes over the past two decades. These changes have resulted in new areas of investigations and challenges. This article will summarize some of the more recent advances and challenges facing this field. Specific focus of this grand challenge will include: (1) Role of biofilms in infectious diseases in otolaryngology, (2) tissue engineering in pediatric airway reconstructive surgery, (3) minimally invasive surgical techniques, and (4) advances in molecular biology of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).
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تاریخ انتشار 2013