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This handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and core techniques for basic and advanced otolaryngologic procedures. It uses an easy-to-follow, high-yield, bullet-point format that enables the reader to rapidly review key points in each surgical procedure. With pointers and descriptions of pitfalls provided throughout the text, this book guides the reader through the techniques for such procedures as endoscopic sinus surgery, head and neck cancer surgery and reconstruction, otologic and neurotologic surgery, cosmetic facial surgery, and much more.
Highlights:
- Review of surgical indications, preoperative and postoperative considerations for each procedure
- Step-by-step descriptions of basic techniques for surgery of the nose, sinuses, ears, skull base, and upper aerodigestive tract
- Overview of the use of image guidance systems for surgical navigation
- Guidelines on digital imaging and archiving for photodocumentation in medicine
Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook is ideal for residents and medical students in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and facial plastic surgery. It will also serve as a valuable refresher for established practitioners preparing for surgery.
Brief...well-balanced, and concise...well-considered...The technical elements of the surgical procedure, its planning, the review of anatomy, and the steps in the actual surgical operation are unambiguous and lucid. The information is current, practical, and relevant...highly recommend[ed].--The LaryngoscopeA readily accessible and convenient source of basic surgical otolaryngology information...It is always good for the radiologist to know...how the ear, nose, and throat surgeons approach those abnormalities that we identify at imaging. This short tome fills the bill.--American Journal of Neuroradiology
