Otologic Surgery--the third edition of this invaluable surgical reference--has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances in the field and covers all aspects of surgery of the ear and skull base. Derald E. Brackmann, MD, Clough Shelton, MD, and Moises A. Arriaga, MD bring you seven new chapters on the hot topics of Cartilage Tympanoplasty, Reversible Canal Wall Down Mastiodectomy, Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Far Lateral Transcondylar Approach, Stereotactic Radiation Therapy, and Vascular Considerations in Neurotology. These extensive updates, along with the inclusion of new contributors and the elimination of redundant chapters, ensure that this book provides you with the essential information you need to choose and perform state-of-the-art surgical techniques. The companion web site at expertconsult.com features the fully searchable text, as well as a video library and question and answer section. Discusses controversies and alternate approaches so you can make a well-informed decision from the full range of choices. Presents the expertise and insights from more than 50 leading specialists to provide you with authoritative advice on surgical problems. Provides detailed visual guidance on how to perform procedures through step-by-step illustrations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Otologic Instrumentation -- Canalplasty for Exostoses of the External Auditory Canal and Miscellaneous Auditory Canal Problems -- Malignancies of the Temporal Bone-Limited Temporal Bone Resection -- Malignancies of the Temporal Bone-Radical Temporal Bone Resection -- Congenital Malformation of the External Auditory Canal and Middle Ear -- Surgery of Ventilation and Mucosal Disease -- Diagnosis and Management of the Patulous Eustachian Tube -- Office Management of Tympanic Membrane Perforation and the Draining Ear -- Tympanoplasty-Outer Surface Grafting Technique -- Cartilage Tympanoplasty -- Tympanoplasty-Undersurface Graft Technique: Transcanal Approach -- Tympanoplasty-Undersurface Graft Technique: Postauricular Approach -- Ossicular Reconstruction -- Canal Wall Reconstruction Tympanomastoidectomy -- Surgery of Acute Infections and Their Complications -- Mastoidectomy-Intact Canal Wall Procedure -- Mastoidectomy-Canal Wall Down Procedure -- Tympanoplasty-Staging and Use of Plastic -- Complications of Surgery for Chronic Otitis Media -- Dural Herniation and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks -- Total Stapedectomy -- Laser Stapedotomy -- Partial Stapedectomy -- Laser Revision Stapedectomy -- Special Problems of Otosclerosis Surgery -- Avoidance and Management of Complications of Otosclerosis Surgery -- Perilymphatic Fistula -- Management of Bell's Palsy and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome -- Traumatic Facial Paralysis -- Facial Nerve Tumors -- Surgery for Cochlear Implantation -- Implantable Hearing Devices -- The Bone-Anchored Cochlea Stimulator (Baha) ®* -- Surgery of the Endolymphatic Sac -- Middle Cranial Fossa-Vestibular Neurectomy -- Retrolabyrinthine and Retrosigmoid Vestibular Neurectomy -- Translabyrinthine Vestibular Neurectomy -- Posterior Semicircular Canal Occlusion for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo -- Cochleosacculotomy -- Transcanal Labyrinthectomy -- Chemical Treatment of the Labyrinth -- Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome -- Overview of Transtemporal Skull Base Surgery -- Operations for Vascular Compressive Syndromes -- Drainage Procedures for Petrous Apex Lesions -- Surgery for Glomus Tumors and Other Lesions of the Jugular Foramen -- Rehabilitation of Lower Cranial Nerve Deficits after Neurotologic Skull Base Surgery -- Middle Fossa Approach -- Translabyrinthine Approach -- Retrosigmoid Approach to Tumors of the Cerebellopontine Angle -- Transotic Approach -- Transcochlear Approach to Cerebellopontine Angle Lesions -- Extended Middle Cranial Fossa Approach -- Anterior and Subtemporal Approaches to the Infratemporal Fossa -- Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base and Paranasal Sinuses -- Petrosal Approach -- Neurofibromatosis 2 -- Auditory Implants for the Central Nervous System -- Extreme Lateral Infrajugular Transcondylar Approach for Resection of Skull Base Tumors -- Management of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks -- Care of the Eye in Facial Paralysis -- Hypoglossal Facial Anastomosis -- Facial Reanimation Techniques -- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Skull Base Tumors -- Vascular Considerations in Neurotologic Surgery.

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