Cystic Lesions
CHAPTER 6 CYSTIC LESIONS 6.1 Arachnoid Cyst Case History A 56-year-old man presented with a headache, which was thought to be chronic tension headache with normal neurological…
Disease-Specific Diagnostics and Medical Management
4 Disease-Specific Diagnostics and Medical Management External Ear Congenital Malformations of the External Ear Acute Infections of the External Ear Chronic Infections of the External Auditory Canal Benign Tumors of…
Disease-Specific Diagnostics and Medical Management
4 Disease-Specific Diagnostics and Medical Management External Ear Congenital Malformations of the External Ear Acute Infections of the External Ear Chronic Infections of the External Auditory Canal Benign Tumors of…
Otologic and Neurotologic Diagnostics and Tests
3 Otologic and Neurotologic Diagnostics and Tests Physical Examination General Otologic/Neurotologic Physical Examination The Neurotologic Cranial Nerve Examination Evaluation of Hearing Clinical Evaluation Behavioral Testing Objective Audiometry Assessment of Middle…
Basic Principles
2 Basic Principles Anatomy of the Temporal Bone and Adjacent Structures Overview of Temporal Bone Anatomy Anatomy of the External Ear and Eustachian Tube Anatomy of the Middle Ear Anatomy…
History of Otology
1 History of Otology Definition With the progress of medicine, otology has evolved into its own true subspecialty within otolaryngology/head and…
The Middle Cranial Fossa Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas
3 The Middle Cranial Fossa Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas Rick A. Friedman and Jose N. Fayad For decades, gaining access to the cerebellopontine angle and the prepontine cisterns…
Auditory Brainstem Implants
16 Auditory Brainstem Implants Jose N. Fayad, William M. Luxford, Derald E. Brackmann, and William E. Hitselberger Overview In 1979, William F. House and William E. Hitselberger implanted…
Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy
1 Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy Gregory P. Lekovic, L. Fernando Gonzalez,Felipe Santos, and Marc S. Schwartz The guiding principle of skull base surgery is the avoidance of brain retraction by…
