Current diagnosis & treatment

"Symptoms and diseases affecting the ear, nose, throat, and neck are common and commonly lead to patients seeking medical care. These include sinusitis, upper respiratory tract infections, hoarseness, balance disturbance, hearing loss, dysphagia, snoring, tonsillitis, ear infections, thyroid disorders, head and neck cancer, and ear wax. In this updated fourth edition of Current Diagnosis & Treatment Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, these and many other diseases are covered in a crisp and concise manner. Striking just the right balance between comprehensiveness and convenience, it emphasizes the practical features of clinical diagnosis and patient management while providing a comprehensive discussion of pathophysiology and relevant basic and clinical science. With its consistent formatting chapter-by-chapter, this text makes it simple to locate the practical information you need on diagnosis, testing, disease processes, and up-to-date treatment and management strategies. The book will be of interest to both otolaryngologists and all of the medical and surgical specialties and related disciplines that treat patients with head and neck disorders." --Preface.

Anatomy -- Antimicrobial therapy for head & neck infection -- Radiology -- Principles of radiation oncology -- Anesthesia for head & neck surgery -- Lasers in head & neck surgery -- Hemangiomas of infancy & vascular malformations -- Maxillofacial trauma -- Cutaneous malignant neoplasms -- Olfactory dysfunction -- Congenital nasal anomalies -- Nasal trauma -- Nasal manifestations of systemic disease -- Nonallergic & allergic rhinitis -- Acute & chronic sinusitis -- Frontal sinus fractures -- Frontal sinus fractures -- Benign diseases of the salivary glands -- Malignant diseases of the salivary glands -- Cleft lip & palate -- Management of adenotonsillar disease -- Deep neck space infections & parapharyngeal space neoplasms -- Benign & malignant lesions of the oral cavity, oropharynx & nasopharynx -- Mandibular reconstruction -- Mandibular reconstruction -- Temporomandibular disorders -- Neck masses -- Neck neoplasms & neck dissection -- Clinical voice assessment: the role & value of the phonatory function studies -- Benign laryngeal lesions -- Malignant laryngeal lesions -- Vocal cord paralysis -- Vocal cord paralysis -- Laryngeal trauma -- Congenital disorders of the trachea & eso…