Otorhinolaryngology

This is an overview of the medical subspecialty Otorhinolaryngology, or as it is colloquially know: ear nose and throat (ENT). 

This book covers a multitude of the most common problems commonly encountered in an ENT department and includes:

External otitis, foreign body of the external auditory meatus

Congenital malformations of the ear

Ear injuries

Secretory otitis (Otitis media with effusion)

Acute otitis media

Chronic otitis media

Surgical treatment of chronic otitis

Tympanoplasty and myringoplasty

Mastoiditis

Otosclerosis

Complications of otitis media

Prosthetics and surgical therapy of hearing loss and deafness

Differential diagnosis of hypacusis

Tinnitus

Classification of hearing impairment, hearing examination

ENT aspects of facial nerve paralysis

Peripheral vertigo, vestibular examination

Meniére disease

Tonsillitis - classification, symptoms, treatment

Chronic tonsillitis and adenoid vegetation

Tonsillitis complications

Differential diagnosis of swallowing disorders

ENT aspects of esophageal diseases and injuries

Non-tumorous diseases of salivary glands

Laryngeal injuries and innervation disorders

Acute laryngitis

Suffocation - causes, symptoms, treatment, tracheotomy and coniotomy

Foreign bodies of the upper respiratory and digestive tract

Voice and speech disorders, laryngectomy rehabilitation

Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis

Complications of rhinosinusitis

Epistaxis

Nasal obstruction - differential diagnosis

Nose, paranasal sinuses and facial skeleton injuries

Concept of functional endoscopic surgery

Sleep apnea syndrome - ENT aspects

Tumors of the upper respiratory and digestive tract - classification, risk factors, general principles of diagnosis and treatment

Tumors of the epipharynx

Oropharyngeal and oral cavity tumors

Treatment of oropharyngeal and oral cavity tumors

Hypopharyngeal tumors

Nose and paranasal sinuses tumors

Laryngeal tumors

Treatment of laryngeal tumors

Chronic laryngitis and premalignant lesions

Regional metastasis of head and neck cancer

Differential diagnosis of a neck mass

Thyroid gland tumors

Surgical treatment of the thyroid gland and its complications

Salivary gland tumors

Ear tumors

Vestibular schwannoma

ENT and skull base surgery

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma