An ideal textbook for trainee and practising rhinologists and otolaryngologists, Practical Rhinology provides expert direction on all aspects of rhinology. This up-to-date text addresses the most pertinent aspects of contemporary rhinology and provides a distillation of the current advances in this superspecialty from several of the world's leaders in the field. Designed to help the clinician during day-to-day practice, the book emphasizes clinical management and focuses on the most common disorders and symptoms. General chapters on anatomy, pre- and post-operative management and complications are accompanied by skilled guidance on how to address specific surgical problems, such as anterior skull base surgery, the frontal sinus, and nasal tumours. Additional chapters provide invaluable information on technical advances, paediatric conditions, CSF leaks, and orbital and lacrimal surgery. Chapters on how to interpret symptoms and the patient's perspective are also included.
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Applied surgical anatomy of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses Dharmbir S Sethi Making sense of symptoms Nicholas Jones Medical management of rhinosinusitis Jeffrey D Suh, James N Palmer Technical advances and the endoscopically assisted bimanual technique Daniel B Simmen Preoperative work-up and assessment Peter-John Wormald, Marc A Tewfik Complications of sinus surgery Scott M Graham Orbital and lacrimal surgery Vijay R Ramakrishnan, James N Palmer Endonasal surgery of the anterior skull base Daniel B Simmen Pituitary and parasellar surgery Aldo C Stamm, Joao F Nogueira Jr Endoscopic management of nasal tumours Aldo C Stamm, Joao F Nogueira Jr, Maria L S Silva Cerebrospinal fluid leaks Scott M Graham The frontal sinus Peter-John Wormald The posterior ethmoid cells and sphenoid sinus Dharmbir S Sethi, Boaz Forer Management of recalcitrant sinusitis, including allergic fungal sinusitis and Samter's triad Marc A Tewfik, Erik K Weitzel, Peter-John Wormald What is new in managing the maxillary sinus? Scott M Graham Paediatric issues in sinus surgery Nicholas Jones Sinus surgery and olfaction in chronic rhinosinusitis Daniel B Simmen Postoperative management Vijay R Ramakrishnan, James N Palmer Helping patients Nicholas Jones Case studies Presented by Dharmbir S Sethi and Nicholas Jones
