Recent Management in Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology is not a speciality which stands still, but one which is at the forefront of progress. It remains essential to relate modern concepts and treatment methods to the underlying scientific basis and principles which underpin our practice. In almost every chapter one can find important insights or pearls that, until now, have only been taught verbally by mentors to students. The anatomic and scientific basis of ENT disease is used throughout the textbook as the foundation stones on which thorough, concise and practical descriptions of current treatment and practice is built, to deliver a comprehensive precise of contemporary management. Whether the reader is an advanced undergraduate student, a surgeon in training, or a trained specialist wanting to update their knowledge, this book will be an invaluable aid and guide. The contributors to this textbook from India and abroad are recognised experts in their fields, and their knowledge distilled to provide key learning points for the reader. As otorhinolaryngologists it is our privilege and duty to continually expand the scope of knowledge about recent advances in diagnosis and management and to develop new and better treatment modalities. Authors believe that ?A picture is worth a thousand words and seeing believes?. The editors and chapter authors are pioneers in their respective fields of otorhinolaryngology and head & neck surgery. This book covers 47 chapters with broad spectrum of recent advances in the field of otorhinolaryngology and head & neck surgery in the form of anatomy, pathology, investigations, medical and surgical treatment. All the chapters have been designed to understand surgical anatomy, pathophysiology as well as basic clinical, radiological evolution and treatment either by medical or surgical means. In the last few decades there has been dramatic developments in medical technology like high definition microscopes, wide-angle telescopes and cameras with image-guided smoscopy, high power microdebrider, laser, radiofrequency gamma knife, CT, MRI, PET, cochlear implantand robotic surgery. This book will definitely be a milestone for residents and ENT practitioners in our country and abroad. Overall, the book is easy to read, very well illustrated, not only with microscopic, endoscopic and cadaveric photographs, but also with a lot of illustrative drawings which complement and add to the quality of chapters. This book will be an excellent academic contribution, valuable tool and boon to all MS, DLO, DNB students as well as otorhinolaryngologists across the world. The book is definitely very promising for the future.