ABSTRACT

Key Topics in Otolaryngology second edition provides essential information on 100 major subjects pertinent to modern clinical practice in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect recent changes in the field. It contains new chapters on medicolegal issues in ENT surgery, clinical governance a

Acoustic neuroma, Acute suppurative otitis media, Adenoids, Allergic rhinitis, Anaesthesia—general, Anaesthesia—local, Benign neck lumps, Caloric tests, Cervical lymphadenopathy, Choanal atresia, Cholesteatoma, Chronic suppurative otitis media, Chronic suppurative otitis media—complications, Clinical assessment of hearing, Clinical governance and audit, Cochlear implants, Congenital hearing disorders, Cosmetic surgery, Day case ENT surgery, Epiglottitis, Epistaxis, Evidence based medicine, Evoked response audiometry, Examination of the ear, Examination of the nose, Examination of the throat, External ear conditions, Facial nerve palsy, Facial pain and headache, Foreign bodies, Functional endoscopic sinus surgery, Globus pharyngeus, Halitosis, Hearing aids, HIV infection, Hypopharyngeal carcinoma, Impedance audiometry, Intrinsic rhinitis, Labyrinthitis, Laryngeal carcinoma, Laryngectomy, Lasers in ENT, Literature evaluation, Mastoidectomy, Medico-legal aspects of ENT surgery, Menière’s disease, Nasal granulomata, Nasal polyps, Nasal trauma, Nasopharyngeal tumours, Neck dissection, Neck space infection, Noise-induced hearing loss, Non-organic hearing loss, Oral cavity carcinoma, Oroantral fistula, Oropharyngeal carcinoma, Otalgia, Otitis externa, Otitis media with effusion (glue ear), Otoacoustic emissions, Otological aspects of head injury, Otorrhoea, Otosclerosis, Ototoxicity, Paediatric airway problems, Paediatric endoscopy, Paediatric hearing assessment, Papilloma of the larynx, Perilymph fistula, Pharyngeal pouch, Pharyngocutaneous fistula, Presbyacusis, Pure tone audiogram, Radiology in ENT, Radiotherapy, Reconstructive surgery, Salivary gland diseases, Salivary gland neoplasms, Septal perforation, Sinonasal tumours, Sinusitis, Sinusitis—complications, Smell and taste disorders, Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, Speech audiometry, Speech therapy in head and neck surgery, Speech therapy in non-malignant voice disorders, Stridor and stertor, Sudden hearing loss, Thyroid disease—benign, Thyroid disease—malignant, Tinnitus, Tonsil diseases, Tonsillectomy, Tracheostomy, Tympanoplasty, Tympanosclerosis, Vertigo, Vestibular function tests, Vocal cord palsy, Index