Otorhinolaryngology
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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
