Essential Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Market: Otolaryngologists and residents; general surgeons and residents
The most respected resource in the field with fully updated content
Published in time for the new resident market



Description



The leading guide to otolaryngology--invaluable as both a general review and as a preparation for board certification or recertification



Since 1973, Essential Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery has proven itself as the benchmark guide to otolaryngology. This classic reference has now been thoroughly updated to bring you up to speed with today's practice of otolaryngology. In a single, compact volume, the book delivers the very latest critical information to help you treat conditions involving the head and neck, such as sinusitis, sensory disorders, cancer, and sleep disorders.

Features:

Top-to-bottom coverage that spans the entire discipline, yet provides an easy, at-a-glance review and summary of key information in otolaryngology
The perfect otolaryngology primer for the medical student/internist, and the ideal board review resource--in one complete volume!
Accessible, clinically relevant insights into this dynamic specialty
NEW! Addition of international contributors who deliver a timely new global perspective
NEW! More diagnostic algorithms throughout the text to sharpen your clinical decision-making
NEW! Chapters on Cysts and Tumors of the Jaw, TNM Classification in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Malignant Melanoma




Author Biography


K.J. Lee, MD, FACS, is Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at the Yale University School of Medicine; Managing Partner of Southern New England Ear, Nose, Throat, and Facial Plastic Surgery Group, LLP; Chief of Otolaryngology at the Hospital of Saint Raphael; and Attending Otolaryngologist at Yale-New Haven Hospital.








Table of Contents



1. Anatomy of the Ear

2. Audiology

3. Electrical Response Audiometry

4. The Vestibular System

5. Congenital Hearing Loss

6. Cochlear Implants

7. Skull Base Surgery

8. Facial Nerve Paralysis

9. Syndromes and Eponyms

10. Embryology of Clefts and Pouches

11. Cleft Lip and Palate

12. Infections of the Ear

13. Noninfectious Disorders of the Ear

14. The Nose and Paranasal Sinuses

15. The Paranasal Sinuses: Embryology, Anatomy, Endoscopic Diagnosis, and Treatment

16. Obstructive Sleep Apnea

17. Immunology and Allergy

18. Salivary Gland Diseases

19. The Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Esophagus

20. The Larynx

21. Neck Spaces and Fascial Planes

22. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

23. Cysts and Tumors of the Jaws

24. Carotid Body Tumors and Vascular Anomalies

25. TNM Classifications in Otolaryngology ? Head and Neck Surgery

26. Malignant Melanoma

27. Cancer of the Larynx, Paranasal Sinuses, and Temporal Bone

28. Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx, & Esophagus

29. Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery

30. Facial Plastic Surgery

31. Pediatric Otolaryngology

32. Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery

33. Surgical Hemostasis & Clotting Mechanisms

34. Chemotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer

35. Related Neurology and Neurosurgery

36. Related Ophthalmology

37. The Chest

38. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition

39. Antimicrobial Therapy in Otolaryngology ? Head & Neck Surgery

40. Pharmacology & Therapeutics

41. Highlights and Pearls.