Surgical Techniques In Chronic Otitis Media and Otosclerosis, 3e (HB)

This edition features a new chapter entitled Endoscopic Ear Surgery contributed by an illustrious team of ENT surgeons. This chapter covers adequately all the aspects of endoscopic ear surgery (EES), giving an insight to the latest information and practices on the related topics, historical brief,advantages and disadvantages of EES,essential equipment and instruments,preoperative imaging,endoscopic myringoplasty, endoscopic stapedotomy,endoscopic mastoidectomy,and endoscopic cochlear implantation. The Atlas highlights a large number of digital pictures included in most of the chapters for better understanding of the steps of the surgical procedures. Chapter on management of malignant otitis externa with or without the involvement of skull base has been included as cases of malignant otitis externa with uncontrolled diabetes are increasing in India. The medical and surgical management of this condition has been described elaborately to achieve excellent results. The book with detailed description of all conditions, variations and anomalies that are seen in chronic otitis media and otosclerosis will help the otologists learn and practise otology to achieve excellent results in getting dry ears and functioning hearing. It would serve as a handy text and guide for the postgraduate students,young otologists and also senior otolaryngologists who are interested in otologic surgery. Forewords by ENT surgeon and otologist Dr T Narayana Reddy and eminent otologist Dr KP Morwani bring out the salient features of the book.