Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (eBook)

Otology and Neurotology.- Basics.- Malformations of the Ear.- Diseases of the Auricle and of the External Auditory Canal.- Middle Ear.- Middle Ear/Inner Ear.- Inner Ear.- Facial Nerve.- Diseases of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses.- Anatomy of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses.- Physiology of the Nose.- Examination of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses.- Functional Investigations of the Nose.- Imaging of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses: Anatomy and Anatomic Variations.- Diseases of the Outer and Inner Nose.- Epistaxis.- Congenital Malformation: Choanal Atresia.- Nasal Obstruction.- Nonallergic Rhinitis and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.- Allergic Rhinitis.- Acute Sinusitis.- Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Definition, Diagnostics and Physiopathology.- Nasal Polyposis.- Specific Sinusitis.- Complications of Sinusitis.- Principles of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.- Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy: from Diagnosis to Surgery.- Trauma of the Paranasal Sinuses and Orbit.- Endoscopic Repair of Anterior Skull Base Defects.- Smell Disorders.- Benign Sinonasal Neoplasms.- Malignant Tumours of the Paranasal Sinuses and the Anterior Skull Base.- Headache and Facial Ache.- Diseases of the Nasopharynx.- Basics.- Adenoiditis.- Adenoids.- Tumours of the Nasopharynx.- Diseases of the Salivary Glands.- Salivary Gland Anatomy.- Saliva, Salivation and Functional Testing.- Clinical Examination and Limited Investigations of Salivary Gland Diseases.- Trauma to the Salivary Glands and their Management.- Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Affections of the Salivary Glands.- Sjögrens Syndrome and Sialosis.- Salivary Glands: Benign Tumours.- Primary and Secondary Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasms.- Salivary Gland Surgery: Principles.- Diseases of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, Hypopharynx, Cervical Esophagus.- Oral Cavity.- Oropharynx and Hypopharynx.- Oesophagus.- Nasopharynx.- Diseases of the Larynx.- Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx and Hypopharynx.- Office Examination.- Inflammatory Diseases and Lasers.- Mucosal Disease of the Glottis.- Benign Neoplasms and Other Tumours of the Larynx.- Laryngeal Cancer.- Trauma to the Laryngeal and Tracheal.- Laryngeal and Tracheal Stenosis in Children and Adults.- Laryngeal Nerve Disorders.- Basic Surgical Procedures on the Respiratory Tract: Laryngoscopy, Tracheoscopy and Including Tracheostomy.- Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal and Tracheal Imaging.- Voice Disorders.- Voice Disorders: Classification.- Voice Evaluation and Respiratory Function Assessment.- Phonosurgery.- Diseases of the Thyroid Gland: Diagnostics and Treatment.- Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis.- Graves’s Disease.- Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis.- Multinodular Goitre.- Thyroid Regulation and Dysfunction in the Pregnant Patient.- Thyroid Carcinoma.- Surgical Options for Thyroid Malignancy.- Surgery of the Thyroid Gland.- Head and Neck Tumors.- Cysts and Benign Tumours of the Neck.- Malignant Tumours of the Neck.- Malignant Lymphomas in the Ear, Nose and Throat Area.- Clinical Examination and Diagnostic Techniques in Head and Neck Oncology.- Interpretation of Relevant Imaging.- Head and Neck Tumours.- Principles and Techniques of Neck Dissection.- Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Syndrome.- Ear, Nose and Throat Anaesthesia.- Ear, Nose and Throat Anaesthesia.