Otologic Surgery-the third edition of this invaluable surgical reference-has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances in the field and covers all aspects of surgery of the ear and skull base. Derald E. Brackmann, MD, Clough Shelton, MD, and Moises A. Arriaga, MD bring you seven new chapters on the hot topics of Cartilage Tympanoplasty, Reversible Canal Wall Down Mastiodectomy, Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Far Lateral Transcondylar Approach, Stereotactic Radiation Therapy, and Vascular Considerations in Neurotology. These extensive updates, along with the inclusion of new contributors and the elimination of redundant chapters, ensure that this book provides you with the essential information you need to choose and perform state-of-the-art surgical techniques. The companion web site at expertconsult.com features the fully searchable text, as well as a video library and question and answer section.
Book Features
- Discusses controversies and alternate approaches so you can make a well-informed decision from the full range of choices.
- Presents the expertise and insights from more than 50 leading specialists to provide you with authoritative advice on surgical problems.
- Provides detailed visual guidance on how to perform procedures through step-by-step illustrations.
Website Features
- Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
- Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
- Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
- Videos: View video clips illustrating a variety of conditions.
New in this edition
- Features the fully searchable text online at expertconsult.com, with references linked to Medline, a question and answer section ideal for board review, and a video library of procedures for convenient access and reference.
- Includes seven new chapters-Cartilage Tympanoplasty, Reversible Canal Wall Down Mastiodectomy, Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Far Lateral Transcondylar Approach, Stereotactic Radiation Therapy, and Vascular Considerations in Neurotology-for coverage of hot topics and the latest advances in technique.
- Presents new contributors for 14 chapters to provide you with authoritative coverage and the dynamic perspectives of leaders in the field.
- Streamlines the content by eliminating four redundant chapters of dated techniques so you only have the information you need.
- Chapter 1 - Otologic Instrumentation
- Chapter 2 - Canalplasty for Exostoses of the External Auditory Canal and Miscellaneous Auditory Canal Problems
- Chapter 3 - Malignancies of the Temporal Bone-Limited Temporal Bone Resection
- Chapter 4 - Malignancies of the Temporal Bone-Radical Temporal Bone Resection
- Chapter 5 - Congenital Malformation of the External Auditory Canal and Middle Ear
- Chapter 6 - Surgery of Ventilation and Mucosal Disease
- Chapter 7 - Diagnosis and Management of the Patulous Eustachian Tube
- Chapter 8 - Office Management of Tympanic Membrane Perforation and the Draining Ear
- Chapter 9 - Tympanoplasty-Outer Surface Grafting Technique
- Chapter 10 - Cartilage Tympanoplasty
- Chapter 11 - Tympanoplasty-Undersurface Graft Technique: Transcanal Approach
- Chapter 12 - Tympanoplasty-Undersurface Graft Technique: Postauricular Approach
- Chapter 13 - Ossicular Reconstruction
- Chapter 14 - Canal Wall Reconstruction Tympanomastoidectomy
- Chapter 15 - Surgery of Acute Infections and Their Complications
- Chapter 16 - Mastoidectomy-Intact Canal Wall Procedure
- Chapter 17 - Mastoidectomy-Canal Wall Down Procedure
- Chapter 18 - Tympanoplasty-Staging and Use of Plastic
- Chapter 19 - Complications of Surgery for Chronic Otitis Media
- Chapter 20 - Dural Herniation and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
- Chapter 21 - Total Stapedectomy
- Chapter 22 - Laser Stapedotomy
- Chapter 23 - Partial Stapedectomy
- Chapter 24 - Laser Revision Stapedectomy
- Chapter 25 - Special Problems of Otosclerosis Surgery
- Chapter 26 - Avoidance and Management of Complications of Otosclerosis Surgery
- Chapter 27 - Perilymphatic Fistula
- Chapter 28 - Management of Bell's Palsy and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
- Chapter 29 - Traumatic Facial Paralysis
- Chapter 30 - Facial Nerve Tumors
- Chapter 31 - Surgery for Cochlear Implantation
- Chapter 32 - Implantable Hearing Devices
- Chapter 33 - The Bone-Anchored Cochlea Stimulator (Baha)
- Chapter 34 - Surgery of the Endolymphatic Sac
- Chapter 35 - Middle Cranial Fossa-Vestibular Neurectomy
- Chapter 36 - Retrolabyrinthine and Retrosigmoid Vestibular Neurectomy
- Chapter 37 - Translabyrinthine Vestibular Neurectomy
- Chapter 38 - Posterior Semicircular Canal Occlusion for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Chapter 39 - Cochleosacculotomy
- Chapter 40 - Transcanal Labyrinthectomy
- Chapter 41 - Chemical Treatment of the Labyrinth
- Chapter 42 - Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
- Chapter 43 - Overview of Transtemporal Skull Base Surgery
- Chapter 44 - Operations for Vascular Compressive Syndromes
- Chapter 45 - Drainage Procedures for Petrous Apex Lesions
- Chapter 46 - Surgery for Glomus Tumors and Other Lesions of the Jugular Foramen
- Chapter 47 - Rehabilitation of Lower Cranial Nerve Deficits after Neurotologic Skull Base Surgery
- Chapter 48 - Middle Fossa Approach
- Chapter 49 - Translabyrinthine Approach
- Chapter 50 - Retrosigmoid Approach to Tumors of the Cerebellopontine Angle
- Chapter 51 - Transotic Approach
- Chapter 52 - Transcochlear Approach to Cerebellopontine Angle Lesions
- Chapter 53 - Extended Middle Cranial Fossa Approach
- Chapter 54 - Anterior and Subtemporal Approaches to the Infratemporal Fossa
- Chapter 55 - Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base and Paranasal Sinuses
- Chapter 56 - Petrosal Approach
- Chapter 57 - Neurofibromatosis 2
- Chapter 58 - Auditory Implants for the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 59 - Extreme Lateral Infrajugular Transcondylar (ELITE) Approach for Resection of Skull Base Tumors
- Chapter 60 - Management of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
- Chapter 61 - Care of the Eye in Facial Paralysis
- Chapter 62 - Hypoglossal Facial Anastomosis
- Chapter 63 - Facial Reanimation Techniques
- Chapter 64 - Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Chapter 65 - Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Skull Base Tumors
- Chapter 66 - Vascular Considerations in Neurotologic Surgery
- Self-Assessment Questions
Product Details
- Hardcover: 864 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 3 edition (October 28, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416046658
- ISBN-13: 978-1416046653
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.5 inches