Decision Making in Otolaryngology (2^nd Ed.)

The new edition of this algorithm-based resource provides clinicians and trainees with the latest advances in the evaluation and management of otolaryngologic disorders.

Divided into seven sections, the book discusses numerous problems in each part of the ENT system, presenting up to date basic science and surgical techniques. Each chapter follows a logical, step by step approach covering both common and less common conditions.

The second edition has been fully revised and includes 36 new chapters with a number of them focusing on paediatric disorders.

Authored by an internationally recognised team of Pittsburgh-based experts, this book is enhanced by images and diagrams to assist learning.

Key Points

• Fully revised, second edition providing latest advances in diagnosis and management of otolaryngologic disorders
• Covers both common and less common problems in all areas of the ENT system
• Includes 36 new chapters, many with focus on paediatric conditions
• Previous edition (9780721689654) published in 2001

EAR AND TEMPORAL BONE

• Clinical Examination of the Ear in Children
• Failed Newborn Screening
• Conductive Hearing Loss
• Sensorineural Hearing Impairment
• Congenital Hearing Loss
• Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Noise Induced Hearing Loss 
• Unilateral Deafness
• Habilitation and Rehabilitation of Pediatric Hearing Loss
• Hearing Aids and Assitive Listening Devices
• Implantable Hearing Aids
• Cochlear Implants in Adults
• Cochlear Implantation in Infants and Children
• Tinnitus
• Dizziness
• Vestibular Rehabilitation
• Otalgia
• Otorrhea
• Otitis Externa
• Deformities of the Auricle
• Congenital Aural Atresia and Congenital External Auditory Canal Stenosis
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• Patulous Eustachian Tube
• Acute Otitis Media
• Otitis Media with Effusion
• Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
• Extracranial Complications of Otitis Media
• Facial Paralysis
• Idiopathic Facial Paralysis
• Sequelae of Chronic Otitis Media
• Tympanic Membrane Retraction and Retraction Pockets
• Tympanic Membrane Perforation
• Cholesteatoma
• Cholesteatoma in the Pediatric Age Group
• Intracranial Complications of Otitis Media
• Auricular Trauma
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea
• Otosclerosis
• Meniere’s Disease
• Vestibular Neuronitis
• Ototoxicity
• Tumors of the Ear and Temporal Bone
• Glomus Tumors of the Temporal Bone and Skull Base
• Petrous Apex Lesions
• Tumors of the Cerebellopontine Angle
• Vestibular Disorders in Older People 

NOSE, PARANASAL SINUSES AND NASOPHARYNX

• Nasal Obstruction
• Nasal Obstruction in the Child
• Congenital Nasal Masses
• Choanal atresia and Pyriform Aperture Stenosis
• Disorders of the Nasolacrimal Apparatus
• Rhinorrhea
• Epistaxis
• Foreign Body in the Nose
• Olfactory Disorders
• Treatment of Nasal Septal Perforation
• Headache and Facial Pain
• Acute and Subacute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
• Chronic Rhinosinusitis
• Fungal Sinusitis
• Rhinosinusitis in the Pediatric Age Group
• Complications of Bacterial Sinusitis
• Pediatric Orbital Subperiosteal Abscess
• Nasal Allergy
• Non-Allergic Rhinitis
• Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
• Malignant Sinonasal Neoplasms
• Benign Sinonasal Neoplasms
• Inflammatory Lesions of the Nose
• Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
• Intracranial Extension of Cancer
• Approaches to Tumors of the Skull Base
• Complications of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

MOUTH, PHARYNX AND ESOPHAGUS

• Dysphagia
• Drooling
• Trismus
• Non-Apneic Snoring
• Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Medical Management of OSA
• Surgical Management of OSA
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Pediatric Population
• Post T&A Persistent OSA in Children
• Adenotonsillar Disease in Children
• Mucosal Diseases of the Mouth and Pharynx
• Sore Throat/Pharyngitis
• Oral Fetor
• Dental and Gingival Disorders
• Xerostomia
• Orthodontic Problems in Children and Adults
• Masticatory Pain and Dysfunction and TMJ Pain
• Taste Disturbance
• Neoplasms of the Lip
• Neoplasms of the Tongue
• Neoplasms of the Floor of Mouth
• Neoplasms of the Base of Tongue
• Neoplasms of the Tonsil and Retromolar Trigone
• Management of HPV+ Oropharyngeal CA
• Neoplasms of the Hypopharynx
• Salivary Gland Enlargement
• Neoplasms of the Parotid Gland
• Neoplasms of the Submandibular Gland
• Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus
• Cricopharyngeal Achalasia
• Esophageal Diverticula
• Foreign Body Injury to the Esophagus
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Otolaryngic Manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Pediatric Age Group
• Management of Caustic Ingestion in Children
• Hematemesis

LARYNX, TRACHEA AND BRONCHI 

• Hoarseness and Dysphonia
• Dyspnea
• Prenatal suspicion of airway obstruction
• Neonatal Respiratory Distress
• Stridor in the Pediatric Age Group
• Acute Airway Obstruction
• Stridor of Suspected Inflammatory Etiology
• Speech and Language Disorders
• Professional Voice Disorders
• Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
• Cough
• Cough in the Pediatric Age Group
• Aspiration
• Aspiration in Children
• Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
• Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
• Vocal Cord Paralysis in Newborn
• Vocal Cord Dysfunction
• Laryngeal Trauma
• Laryngotracheal Stenosis
• Laryngocele
• Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
• Leukoplakia
• Cancer of the Supraglottis
• Cancer of the Glottis and Subglottis
• Pharyngocutaneous Fistula
• Post-Laryngectomy Voice Restoration
• Foreign Body of the Airway
• Tracheotomy Care and Follow-Up
• Hemoptysis

NECK

• The Mass in the Neck in the Pediatric Age Group
• Inflammatory Neck Masses in Children
• Vascular Neoplasms and Malformations of the Head and Neck
• Arteriovenous Malformations of Head and Neck
• Neck Pain
• Neck Mass in Adults
• Management of the Neck in Head and Neck Cancer
• Trauma to the Neck
• Parapharyngeal Space Mass
• Thyroid Enlargement
• Thyroid Nodule
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Lymphomas of the Head and Neck
• Neoplastic Involvement of the Carotid Artery
• Orbital Involvement by Tumor

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

• Cleft Lip and Palate Deformities (Focus on Cleft Lip)
• Nasal Deformity
• Surgical Approach to Nasal Tip
• Deformity in the Previously Operated Nose
• Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face
• Maxillofacial Trauma
• Orbital Fractures
• Fractures of the Mandible
• Maxillofacial Trauma in the Pediatric Age Group
• Reconstruction of Major Defects of the Head and Neck
• Reconstruction of Cutaneous Defects of the Head and Neck
• Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation
• Scar Revision
• Rehabilitation of the Aging Face and Neck
• Cancer of the Skin of the Head and Neck
• Malignant Melanoma

GENERAL

• Bleeding Disorders
• Anesthesia
• Management of Syndromic Children
• Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer
• Chemotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer
• Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer
• Pulmonary Mass in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
• Follow-up of Patients with Cancer
• Cancer with Distant Metastasis
• Management of the Patient with Terminal Cancer
• Management of Medical/Surgical Error

Cuneyt Alper MD
Paediatric Otolaryngologist, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

Eugene Myers MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, USA

David Eibling MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, USA