Contents -- 1 Overview -- Using this book -- Otolaryngology as a subject and career -- Students and Otolaryngology -- ENT learning aims and objectives for clinical medical students -- Student Otolaryngology curriculum -- Research -- Critical appraisal of the literature -- 2 The ENT examination -- Equipment -- Examination of the ear -- Examination of the nose -- Rigid nasal endoscopy -- Examination of the mouth, larynx, and pharynx -- Flexible laryngoscopy -- Stroboscopy -- Examination of the neck -- Cranial nerve examination -- 3 Common methods of presentation -- Hoarse voice -- Epistaxis (nosebleed) -- Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) -- Globus (a feeling of a lump in the throat) -- Neck mass -- Mouth or tongue ulcer -- Stridor -- Facial nerve palsy -- Nasal obstruction -- Otorrhea -- Dizziness and vertigo -- Otalgia (earache) -- Hearing loss -- Tinnitus -- Facial pain -- 4 Investigations in ENT -- Hearing physiology -- Pure tone audiometry (PTA) -- Speech audiometry -- Tympanometry -- Objective hearing assessment -- Pediatric hearing assessment -- Electronystagmography (ENG) -- Calorics -- CT scan -- MRI scan -- PET scan -- Skin prick testing -- 5 The mouth, tonsils, and adenoids -- Anatomy -- Oral ulcers-benign -- Oral ulcers-malignant -- White patches in the mouth -- Miscellaneous mouth conditions -- Pharyngitis -- Tonsillitis -- Infectious mononucleosis -- Tonsillectomy -- Tonsillar tumors -- Adenoidal enlargement -- Obstructive sleep apnea -- 6 The nose and sinuses -- Structure and function of the nose -- Rhinitis -- Medical treatment of rhinitis -- Surgical treatment of nasal obstruction -- Olfaction -- Sinusitis -- Acute sinusitis -- Recurrent acute sinusitis -- Chronic sinusitis -- Pediatric sinusitis -- Complications of sinusitis -- Fungal sinusitis -- Nasal polyps -- Unusual nasal polyps -- Septal problems -- Septal perforation.

Granulomatous conditions -- Sinonasal masses -- Allergy and immunotherapy -- 7 The salivary glands -- Structure and function of the salivary glands -- Disorders of salivation -- Salivary gland tumors -- Sialadenitis -- Sialolithiasis -- Other inflammatory conditions -- Pseudosalivary swellings -- Salivary gland surgery -- 8 The larynx -- Structure and function of the larynx -- The vocal cords -- Congenital laryngeal lesions -- Infections of the larynx -- Cancer of the larynx -- Treatment of laryngeal cancer -- Benign lesions of the larynx -- Stridor -- The emergency airway -- Tracheostomy care and tracheostomy tubes -- 9 The esophagus -- Introduction -- Globus -- Laryngopharyngeal reflux -- Neurological causes of swallowing problems -- Post-cricoid web -- Achalasia -- Zenker's diverticulum -- Esophageal tumors -- Barrett's esophagus -- 10 The neck -- Anatomy of the neck -- Investigation of neck masses -- Congenital neck remnants -- Neck infections -- Lymph node enlargement -- Neoplastic lymphadenopathy -- Neck hernias -- 11 The thyroid and parathyroid glands -- Embryology and anatomy of the thyroid -- Thyroid enlargement (goiter) -- Thyroid neoplasia -- Thyroid investigations -- Treatment of thyroid conditions -- Risks and complications of thyroid surgery -- Parathyroid embryology and function -- Hyperparathyroidism -- 12 The external ear -- Structure and function -- Congenital abnormalities -- Infection of the pinna -- Trauma to the pinna -- Otitis externa -- Necrotizing otitis externa -- Malignancy of the pinna -- Malignancy of the external auditory canal -- Miscellaneous conditions -- 13 The middle ear -- Structure and function -- Congenital abnormalities -- Acute otitis media -- Complications of acute otitis media -- Glue ear -- Chronic suppurative otitis media without cholesteatoma -- Chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma.

Mastoid surgery -- Complications of chronic suppurative otitis media -- Otosclerosis -- Trauma -- Neoplasia -- 14 The inner ear -- Structure and function of the inner ear -- Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) -- Presbyacusis -- Noise-induced hearing loss -- Idiopathic sudden hearing loss -- Tinnitus -- Autoimmune ear disease -- Ototoxicity -- Hereditary hearing loss -- Syndromic hearing loss -- Syndromic hearing loss II -- Nonorganic hearing loss (NOHL) -- Labyrinthitis (vestibular neuronitis) -- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo -- Meniere's disease/syndrome -- Treatment of Meniere's disease -- Vascular causes of inner ear dysfunction -- 15 The skull base -- Overview -- Anatomic considerations -- Acoustic neuroma -- Glomus jugulare tumors -- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) -- Juvenile angiofibroma -- Sinonasal malignancy -- Temporal bone fractures -- Complications of surgery -- 16 Facial plastic surgery and reconstruction -- Principles of reconstruction -- Wound healing -- Scar revision -- Common local and regional flaps -- Pedicled flaps -- Free flaps -- Principles of aesthetic examination -- Rhytidectomy -- Skin resurfacing -- Botulinum toxin injections -- 17 Common operations -- Obtaining informed consent -- Presenting information to patients -- Establishing capacity to make decisions -- Tonsillectomy -- Adenoidectomy -- Tympanostomy tube insertion -- Tympanoplasty -- Septoplasty and turbinate reduction -- Direct laryngoscopy -- Complications of ear surgery -- Complications of nasal surgery -- Complications of head and neck surgery -- 18 Ward care -- Preoperative care -- Special considerations -- Postoperative care -- Care of reconstructive flaps -- Tracheostomy care -- Communication with patients and relatives -- Discharge planning -- 19 Practical procedures -- How to cauterize the nose -- How to pack the nose -- How to remove foreign bodies.

How to irrigate an ear -- How to dry a draining ear -- How to instill eardrops -- How to drain a hematoma of the auricle -- How to drain a peritonsillar abscess -- How to perform fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) -- 20 ENT emergencies -- Epistaxis -- Sudden-onset hearing loss -- Facial palsy or VII nerve palsy -- Periorbital cellulitis -- Fractured nose -- Penetrating neck injury -- Esophageal foreign bodies -- Caustic ingestion -- Secondary tonsillar hemorrhage -- 21 Glossary of ENT terms and eponyms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.