The Larynx

Contents

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1 Introduction
2 Basic Science

II. EVALUATION
3 Examination Techniques
4 Professional Voice Evaluation
5 Videography and Photography of the Larynx
6 Imaging of the Larynx: MRI, CT
7 Assessment Of Neurologic Dysfunction of the Larynx

III. PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF OPERATIVE LARYNGOSCOPY
8. How Stroboscopy Works
9. Principles and Techniques of Operative Laryngoscopy: Equipment and Technology
10 Anesthesia for Surgery of the Larynx
11 Microlaryngoscopy
12 Lasers in Laryngology

IV. BENIGN CONDITIONS
13 Systemic Diseases and the Effect on the Larynx
14 Laryngitis
15 Principles of Team Management in Voice Disorders
16 Idiopathic Lesions of the Larynx
17 Vascular Lesions of the Larynx
18 Cysts, Polyps, and Nodules
19 Principles of Post-Operative Care
20 Granuloma Contact Ulcers and Other Posterior Lesions
21 Laryngeal Stenosis
22 Laryngotracheal Stenosis
23 The Aging Larynx

V. NEUROLARYNGOLOGY
24 Spasmodic Dysphonia
25 The Immobile Vocal Cord
26 Laryngeal Manifestations of Neurologic Disease
27 Laryngeal Breathing Disorders
28 Emerging Approaches to Laryngeal Rehabilitation

VI. LARYNGEAL CANCER
29 Squamous Cell Cancer of the Larynx
30 Organ Preservation Protocols
31 Non-Squamous Cell Cancer of the Larynx
32 Blunt and Penetrating Injuries of the Larynx
33 Inhalation and Caustic Injury to the Larynx
34 The Scarred Vocal Fold

VIII. PEDIATRIC LARYNGOLOGY
35 Congenital Deformities and Disorders of the Larynx
36 Glottic and Subglottic Stenosis
37 Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases of the Larynx
38 Juvenile-Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
39 Neoplasms of the Pediatric Larynx

IX. CONTROVERSIES
40 Role of Reflux
41 Use of Lasers on Benign Lesions
42 Endoscopic Supraglottic Laryngectomy
43 Endoscopic Treatment of Glottic Atypia and Carcinoma

X. MISCELLANEOUS
44 Functional Voice Disorders