This book, in its 18th year of publication, is an excellent text for undergraduate medical students and those preparing for various entrance tests for admissions to postgraduate diploma, MD/MS degree courses or Diplomate National Board or other competitive examinations. PG students, practitioners and those studying allied systems of medicine would also find this book to be an authoritative ready reckoner.
New Topics in the Fifth Edition * Radiofrequency Surgery * Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy * Snoring and Sleep Apnoea * Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids * Cochlear Implants and Vibrant Soundbridge
Salient Features * Clinically oriented and problem solving approach * Concise but comprehensive coverage of the subject * Simple language with explanatory diagrams, photographs and flowcharts
Table of Contents SECTION I: DISEASES OF EAR 1 Anatomy of Ear 2 Peripheral Receptors and Physiology of Auditory and Vestibular Systems 3 Audiology and Acoustics 4 Assessment of Hearing 5 Hearing Loss 6 Assessment of Vestibular Functions 7 Disorders of Vestibular System 8 Diseases of External Ear 9 Eustachian Tube and Its Disorders 10 Disorders of Middle Ear 11 Cholesteatoma and Chronic Otitis Media 12 Complications of Suppurative Otitis Media 13 Otosclerosis (Syn. Otospongiosis) 14 Facial Nerve and Its Disorders 15 Meniere’s Disease 16 Tumours of External Ear 17 Tumours of Middle Ear and Mastoid 18 Acoustic Neuroma 19 The Deaf Child 20 Rehabilitation of the Hearing-Impaired 21 Otalgia (Earache) 22 Tinnitus
SECTION II: DISEASES OF NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES 23 Anatomy of Nose 24 Physiology of Nose 25 Diseases of External Nose and Nasal Vestibule 26 Nasal Septum and Its Diseases 27 Acute and Chronic Rhinitis 28 Granulomatous Diseases of Nose 29 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nasal Cavity 30 Allergic Rhinitis 31 Vasomotor and Other Forms of Non-allergic Rhinitis 32 Nasal Polypi 33 Epistaxis 34 Trauma to the Face 35 Anatomy and Physiology of Paranasal Sinuses 36 Acute Sinusitis 37 Chronic Sinusitis 38 Complications of Sinusitis 39 Neoplasms of Nasal Cavity 40 Neoplasms of Paranasal Sinuses
SECTION III: DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY AND SALIVARY GLANDS 41 Anatomy of Oral Cavity 42 Common Disorders of Oral Cavity 43 Tumours of Oral Cavity 44 Non-neoplastic Disorders of Salivary Glands 45 Neoplasms of Salivary Glands
SECTION IV: DISEASES OF PHARYNX 46 Anatomy and Physiology of Pharynx 47 Adenoids and Other Infl ammations of Nasopharynx 48 Tumours of Nasopharynx 49 Acute and Chronic Pharyngitis 50 Acute and Chronic Tonsillitis 51 Head and Neck Space Infections 52 Tumours of Oropharynx 53 Tumours of the Hypopharynx and Pharyngeal Pouch 288 54 Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
SECTION V: DISEASES OF LARYNX AND TRACHEA 55 Anatomy and Physiology of Larynx 56 Laryngotracheal Trauma 57 Acute and Chronic Infl ammations of Larynx 58 Congenital Lesions of Larynx and Stridor 59 Laryngeal Paralysis 60 Benign Tumours of Larynx 61 Cancer Larynx 62 Voice and Speech Disorders 63 Tracheostomy and Other Procedures for Airway Management 336 64 Foreign Bodies of Air Passages
SECTION VI: DISEASES OF OESOPHAGUS 65 Anatomy and Physiology of Oesophagus 66 Disorders of Oesophagus 67 Dysphagia 68 Foreign Bodies of Food Passage
SECTION VII: RECENT ADVANCES 69 Laser Surgery 70 Cryosurgery 71 Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer 72 Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer 73 HIV Infection/AIDS and ENT Manifestations
SECTION VIII: CLINICAL METHODS IN ENT AND NECK MASSES 74 Clinical Methods in ENT 75 Neck Masses
SECTION IX: OPERATIVE SURGERY 76 Myringotomy 77 Mastoid Surgery 78 Radical Mastoidectomy 79 Modifi ed Radical Mastoidectomy 80 Myringoplasty 81 Proof Puncture (Syn. Antral Irrigation) 82 Intranasal Inferior Meatal Antrostomy 83 Caldwell-Luc Operation 84 Submucous Resection of Nasal Septum (SMR Operation) 85 Septoplasty 86 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy 87 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 88 Direct Laryngoscopy 89 Bronchoscopy 90 Oesophagoscopy 91 Tonsillectomy 92 Adenoidectomy 93 Radiology in ENT