Full Description
The book provides a combination of clinical and academic information for rhinologists, otolaryngologists, and postgraduate students. It covers a wide range of topics, including important related areas such as the orbit, skull base, and the teeth. Additionally, it addresses recent hot topics like multiplanar reconstruction, biologics, image guided surgery, 3D endoscopy, and endoscopic transorbital surgery. Furthermore, six chapters are dedicated to rhinoplasty, and two chapters focus on nasal and maxillofacial trauma.
The book encompasses the basic sciences of rhinology, investigative rhinology, rhinologic symptoms and diseases, as well as office procedures and operations. For instance, in the chapter on olfaction, topics such as the physiology, pathophysiology, and disorders related to olfaction are covered. Similarly, when discussing the nasal septum and valves, the authors explore the dynamics of the nasal airway.
The book has been written by an array of distinguished rhinology experts from several countries and with different subspeciality interests. All topics are presented in a concise and easily understandable manner and are supported by explanatory pictures, illustrations, video clips, ensuring that the book serves as a resource on fundamental aspects of rhinology as well as a reference guide for the recent advancements in the field.
Contents
1. Applied Radiology of Nose and Sinuses.- 2. Epistaxis.- 3. Olfaction and Olfactory Disorders.- 4. Headache.- 5. Congenital Nasal Disorders.- 6. Nasal Fractures.- 7. Maxillofacial Trauma.- 8. Dynamics of the Nasal Airway.- 9. The Nasal Septum and Valves.- 10. The Turbinates.- 11. Rhinitis and Nasal Allergy.- 12. Acute Rhinosinusitis.- 13. Chronic Rhinosinusitis.- 14. Fungal Sinusitis.- 15. Sinonasal Fibro-Osseous Lesions.- 16. Inverted Papilloma.- 17. Juvenile Angiofibroma.- 18. Sinonasal malignant Neoplasms.- 19. Nasopharyngeal Malignant Neoplasms.- 20. Basic Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.- 21. The Maxillary Sinus.- 22. The Frontal Sinus.- 23. The Sphenoid Sinus.- 24. Endoscopic Hypophysectomy.- 25. CSF Rhinorrhea.- 26. Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy.- 27. Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Surgery.- 28. Transorbital Endoscopic Surgery.- 29. 3D Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.- 30. Endonasal Rhinoplasty.- 31. Open Rhinoplasty.- 32. Grafts used in Rhinoplasty.- 33. Complications of Rhinoplasty.- 34. External Sinonasal Procedures.
