Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Anatomy of the Ear 1
2 Audiology 24
3 Electrical Response Audiometry 65
4 The Vestibular System and Its Disorders 88
5 Congenital Deafness 116
6 Cochlear Implantation 132
7 Skull Base Surgery 140
8 Facial Nerve Paralysis 169
9 Syndromes and Eponyms 192
10 Embryology of Clefts and Pouches 232
11 Cleft Lip and Palate 248
12 Immunology and Allergy 258
13 The Chest 302
14 Related Ophthalmology 321
15 Related Neurology and Neurosurgery 327
16 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition 342
17 Surgical Hemostasis 352
18 Chemotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer 371
19 The Paranasal Sinuses: Embryology, Anatomy, Endoscopic Diagnosis, and Treatment 388
20 Antimicrobial Therapy in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 411
21 Neck Spaces and Fascial Planes 422
22 The Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Esophagus 439
23 Infections of the Ear 462
24 Noninfectious Disorders of the Ear 512
25 Salivary Glands: Benign and Malignant Diseases 535
26 Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx 566
27 Cancer of the Larynx, Paranasal Sinuses, and Temporal Bone 596
28 Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 617
29 Carotid Body Tumors, Vascular Anomalies, Melanoma, and Cysts and Tumors of the Jaws 655
30 The Nose and Paranasal Sinuses 682
31 The Larynx 724
32 Obstructive Sleep Apnea 793
33 Pediatric Otolaryngology 811
34 Facial Plastic Surgery 862
35 Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery 882
36 Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery 897
37 Head and Neck Radiology 927
38 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 986
39 Highlights and Pearls 1015
Index 1095
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