The Year Book of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in otolaryngology, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics in the 2004 Year Book include advances in head and neck ...

Allergic rhinitis is now the most common immunological disorder and the most common chronic disease in man. Confusion in terminology has lead to difficulties in comparing the value of different treatments and in analyzing etiology and pathophysiology of rhinitis. This book provides a guide to diagnosis and management options to help practitioners identify and treat a debilitating and potentially serious disease.
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, ...

Rhinoplasty: An Atlas of Surgical Techniques is a must-read for surgeons at all levels who need to solve clinical problems and master the technical demands of rhinoplasty. The author, an internationally respected pioneer in rhinoplasty, presents his own surgical technique in an easily accessible and clinically useful atlas. Clear and concise, with a strong emphasis on both split-second decision-making and surgical techniques, this book guides the ...

The authors provide a guideline for the anatomical dissection of specimens from oral and sinonasal cavities, pharynx and larynx. This is achieved through illustrations and colour photographs that combine drawings of tumours at various anatomical subsites together with the respective operations, the specimens thus obtained and the way to dissect these specimens. The dissection of surgical specimens from the upper aerodigestive tract is often ...

This practical and accessible handbook introduces the non-specialist surgeon to vital aspects of injuries to the neck. The author familiarises the reader with the regional pathology and related clinical facts for almost every conceivable injury to the neck. The book has been written in such a way that it presents an easy format for quick reference. Over 100 of the author's hand-drawn diagrams support the text. As these are based on his own direct ...

The new edition of the book Normal and Abnormal Swallowing, Second Edition, presents an updated practical approach to the role of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient with dysphagia. Centered around the "gold standard" imaging modality, i.e. videofluorography, the text also includes chapters on other modalities such as ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The broad scope of the text makes it the ...

Taking a multidisciplinary approach to glaucoma management, this extensively revised, new edition incorporates the talents of today's finest glaucoma experts in optometry and ophtahlmology. New chapters address such topics as blood flow, intraocular pressure, imaging the optic nerve, visual field defects, laser procedures, filtering surgery, new medications, and pigmentary glaucoma. Designed to meet the changing needs of optometrists as well as ...

A Volume in the Early Childhood Intervention Series The comprehensive primary reference for assessment and management of infants and children of all ages with feeding and swallowing problems is updated and expanded in this second edition. The authors cogently detail vital information with clarity and precision for all professionals involved with pediatric swallowing and feeding disorders. New chapters focus on behavioral related feeding problems ...

Written in an easy-to-read style that is especially accessible for the busy clinician who is bombarded by many new terms and concepts Provides short synopsis of outer and inner hair cell function, as it specifically relates to an increasingly common type of compression: wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) Describes clearly the more popular threshold-based and suprathreshold-based hearing aid fitting methods Offers concise explanation of the ...