| Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery |
Surgery of the Larynx Trachea Esophagus and Neck
Focusing mainly on benign conditions, this new resource provides step-by-step guidelines for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a wide range of conditions in the upper respiratory system. World-renowned, pioneering otolaryngologist William W. Montgomery, MD offers readers the benefit of his extensive clinical and teaching experience at the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He describes all of today's best approaches and presents a wealth of valuable tips for achieving optimal results, including those procedures that bear his name.
Features:
* Encompasses a full range of important and cutting-edge procedures-including diagnosis of a cervical mass blocked neck dissection pedicle skin flaps parotid and submandibular gland resection facial nerve surgery reconstruction of the cervical esophagus and trachea treatment of snoring and sleep apnea and surgery of the thyroid gland.
* Includes outstanding chapters on radiology treatment of hypopharyngeal diverticulum alaryngeal speech surgery for aspiration and much more.
* Features in-depth coverage of the treatment of laryngeal stenosis, subglottic stenosis, and laryngeal paralysis-some of the hottest topics in the field today.
* Offers more than 450 superb line drawings and photographs that clarify key nuances of clinical presentation and operative technique.
| Author: |
William H. Montgomery |
| ISBN: |
0721687083 |
| Publisher: |
W. B. Saunders |
| Year Published: |
Sept 2002 |
| No. of Pages: |
450 |
| Illustrations: |
500 |
| Contents: |
I. Examination and Diagnosis
* oral cavity
* oropharynx
* laryngopharynx
* cervical esophagus
* neck
* radiology
* II. Surgery of the Neck
* diagnosis of a cervical mass
* lymph nodes of the neck
* block dissection of the neck
* carotid artery replacement and ligation
* congenital cysts and sinuses
* pedicled skin flaps
* local
* distant
III. Surgery of the Salivary Glands
* parotid
* submandibular
* facial nerve paralysis
IV. Surgery of the Cervical Esophagus
* cervical esophagotomy and esophagostomy
* cricopharyngeal myotomy for dysphagia
* hypopharyngeal diverticulum
* reconstruction of the cervical esophagus
V. Salivary Bypass Tube
* indications for use
* method for insertion
VI. Surgery of the Trachea
* history of tracheotomy
* early tracheotomy tubes
* indications for tracheotomy
* management of airway obstruction
* cricothyrotomy
* emergency tracheotomy
* orderly tracheotomy
* stenosis of tracheostoma |
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| About The Author: |
| William H. Montgomery , MD, John W. Merriam Professor of Otology and Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
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