Manual of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery plus CD-Rom

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Ballenger's Manual Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 16 th Edition presents synopses of 47 chapters of the book that address clinical problems, diagnosis and management. These clinically oriented synopses provide information on the commonly encountered problems in otology/neurotology, rhinology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric otorhinolaryngology, laryngology, head and neck surgery and bronchoesophagology. The content reflects the central responsibility of the otorhinolaryngology in treating patients with diseases affecting the senses of smell, taste and balance and in the disorders of human communication affecting hearing, voice, speech and language.

Features

* Concise manual is a good quick reference
* Incorporates a group of multiple choice examination items and teaching
* commentary after each synopsis for self-review
* Emphasizes molecular biology and genetics
* The small size makes the manual portable and easy to reference

Contents

Preface
John G. Ballenger, MD
Forward
James B. Snow, Jr, MD
Chapter 1
Diagnostic Audiology, Hearing Aids and Habilitation Options
James W. Hall III, PhD, and M. Samantha Lewis, MA
Chapter 2
Evaluation of the Vestibular (Balance) System
Neil T. Shepard, PhD, David Solomon, MD, PhD, Michael Ruckenstein, MD, and Jeffery Staab, MD
Chapter 3
Diseases of the External Ear
Timothy T. K. Jung, MD, and Tae Hoon Jinn, MD
Chapter 4
Otitis Media and Middle-Ear Effusions
Gerald B. Healy, MD, and Kristina W. Rosbe, MD
Chapter 5
Chronic Otitis Media
Steven A. Telian, MD, and Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD
Chapter 6
Cranial and Intracranial Complications of Acute and Chronic Otitis Media
Lee A. Harker, MD
Chapter 7
Otosclerosis

Herman A. Jenkins, MD, and Omid Abbassi, MD, PhD
Chapter 8
Hereditary Hearing Impairment
Richard J. H. Smith, MD, and Steven W. Hone, MD
Chapter 9
Trauma to the Middle Ear, Inner Ear and Temporal Bone
Mitchell K.Schwaber, MD
Chapter 10
Occupational Hearing Loss
Peter W. Alberti, MD, MB, PhD
Chapter 11
Ototoxicity
Leonard P. Rybak, MD, PhD, and John Touliatos, MD
Chapter 12
Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Robert A. Dobie, MD
Chapter 13
Perilymphatic Fistulae
Robert I. Kohut, MD
Chapter 14
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth M. Keithley, PhD
Chapter 15
Meniere's Disease, Vestibular Neuronitis, Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Nystagmus and Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors
Anil K. Lalwani, MD, and Jacob Johnson, MD
Chapter 16
Presbyacusis
John H. Mills, PhD, and Paul R. Lambert, MD
Chapter 17
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Pawel J. Jastreboff, PhD, ScD, and Margaret M. Jastreboff, PhD
Chapter 18
Cochlear Implants
Richard T. Miyamoto, MD, and Karen Iler Kirk, PhD
Chapter 19
Facial Paralysis

Philip A. Wackym, MD, and John S. Rhee, MD
Chapter 20
Olfaction and Gustation

Richard L. Doty, PhD
Chapter 21
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Frank E. Lucente, MD, Samir Shah, MD, and Jeffrey Vierra, MD
Chapter 22
Etiology of Infectious Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract
John L. Boone, MD
Chapter 23
Allergic Rhinitis

Jayant M. Pinto, MD, and Robert M. Naclerio, MD
Chapter 24
Acute and Chronic Nasal Disorders
Valerie J. Lund, MS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed)
Chapter 25
Sinusitis and Polyposis
David W. Kennedy, MD, and Andrew P. Lane, MD
Chapter 26
Headache and Facial Pain

James M. Hartman, MD, and Richard A. Chole, MD, PhD
Chapter 27
Neoplasms of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses

Ara A. Chalian, MD, and David Litman, MD
Chapter 28
Reconstruction of the Outstanding Ear

Daniel G. Becker, MD, and Stephen Y. Lai, MD
Chapter 29
Nasal Reconstruction and Rhinoplasty -

M. Eugene Tardy, Jr, MD
Chapter 30
Facial Fractures

Paul J. Donald, MD
Chapter 31
Microtia, Canal Stenosis and Middle-Ear Anomalies

Simon C. Parisier, MD, Jose N. Fayad, MD, and Charles P. Kimmelman, MD
Chapter 32
Diseases of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx and Nasopharynx

Lawrence W. C. Tom, MD, and Ian N. Jacobs, MD
Chapter 33
Congenital Anomalies of the Larynx

Rodney P. Lusk, MD
Chapter 34
Congenital Anomalies of the Head and Neck

Lee D. Rowe, MD
Chapter 35
Disorders of Voice, Speech and Language

Frederick D. Minifie, PhD
Chapter 36
Airway Control and Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Adults -

Joseph C. Sniezek, MD, and Brian B. Burkey, MD
Chapter 37
Trauma to the Larynx

Peak Woo, MD, and Philip Passalqua, MD
Chapter 38
Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases of the Larynx

James A. Koufman, MD, and Peter C. Belafsky, MD, PhD
Chapter 39
Neurogenic and Functional Disorders of the Larynx

Christy L. Ludlow, PhD, and Eric A. Mann, MD, PhD
Chapter 40
Neoplasms of the Larynx and Laryngopharynx

Robert A. Weisman, MD, Kris Moe, MD, and Lisa Orloff, MD
Chapter 41
Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx

Frank G. Ondrey, MD, PhD, and Simon K. Wright, MD
Chapter 42
Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx -

Dennis H. Kraus, MD, and John K. Joe, MD
Chapter 43
Diseases of the Salivary Glands

William R. Carroll, MD, and C. Elliott Morgan, DMD, MD
Chapter 44
Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

Robert A. Hendrix, MD
Chapter 45
Laryngoscopy

Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, Jane Y. Yang, MD, and James S. Reilly, MD
Chapter 46
Bronchoesophagology -

Jane Y. Yang, MD, Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, and James S. Reilly, MD