Middle Ear Surgery + Dvd

About this atlas

This comprehensive, richly illustrated textbook provides a systematic approach to frequent otological operations. Procedures in surgery of the ear canal, acute and chronic middle ear diseases, otosclerosis, cochlear implantation and vertigo are visualized step-by-step to acquaint the beginner with proven surgical repertoires. Each operative procedure is also shown on the accompanying DVD which has first class video-clips for all surgical procedures (with voice-over). The book is written by two famous experts, and even the experienced surgeon will find valuable hints and suggestions to facilitate routine middle ear operations.

Written for:

• ENT surgeons and clinical otorhinolaryngologists
• Keywords:
• Cochlear implant
• Middle Ear
• Surgery
• Surgical technique
• Tympanoplasty

Table of contents

Surgical Anatomy.- Preoperative Evaluation.- When not to do Surgery.- Postoperative Treatment.- Local Anaesthesia.- Approaches to the Middle Ear.- Harvesting and Processing of Soft Tissues.- External Ear Canal Surgery.- Tympanic Membrane Closure.- Cartilage Palisades Tympanoplasty.- Ossicular Chain Reconstruction.- Materials for Ossicular Chain Reconstruction.- Antrotomy/Mastoidectomy.- Cholesteatoma Surgery.- Mastoid Cavity.- Specific Infections.- Complications.- Tympanosclerosis.- The Atelectatic Ear.- Revision Surgery.- Facial Nerve Surgery.- Stapes Surgery.- Laser Stapedotomy.- Stapes Revision Surgery.- Middle Ear Trauma.- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery.- Malformation Surgery.- Cochlear Implantation.- Revision Surgery after Cochlear Implantation.- Labyrinthectomy.- Translabyrinthine Approach.- Vestibular Neurectomy.- Retrosigmoidal Approach.- Otologic Instruments.- Suggested Reading.

System requirements

Additional software: Video formats
Drive: DVD-ROM
Operating system: Linux: Kernel 2.6 ; Macintosh: MacOS 9.x, MacOS X; Windows: 2000, ME, XP
Processor: Apple Power Mac G3, PC with more than 233 MHz
RAM: 128 MB
Additional Information:: Format: PAL