Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery Series

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery is packed full of information which provides an invaluable aid to daily life in ENT practice. It contains comprehensive, practical approaches to subjects, presented in a compact and precise fashion to allow fast, streamlined access to current up-to-date information providing a superb text for education. This book provides an enjoyable way to learn the important aspects of a great medical specialty.

ENT history and examination. Common methods of presentation. ENT training and research. Imaging in ENT. Ward care in ENT. The mouth, tonsils and adenoids. Oral cancer. Surgery for malignant lesions of the tongue and floor of mouth. Sore throat and tonsillitis. Oropharyngeal cancer. Surgery for cancer of the oropharynx. The adenoid. Snoring and sleep apnoea. Salivary glands. The larynx and trachea. Head and neck reconstructive surgery. The oesophagus and swallowing. The thyroid gland. The neck. Complications in head and neck surgery. SALT and rehabilitation after major head and neck surgery. Audiology. The external ear. The middle ear and mastoid. The facial nerve. The inner ear. The skull base. The nose and PNS. The sinuses. Facial plastics. Paediatric ENT. HIV and granulomatous conditions in ENT. ENT emergencies. ENT numbers. Abbreviations in common use in ENT. Index.