This comprehensive compendium of current knowledge in the fields of otology/neurotology, rhinology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, paediatric otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery and bronchoesophagology features sections on facial plastic, reconstructive surgery and paediatrics. The content reflects the central responsibility of the otorhinolaryngologist in treating patients with diseases affecting the senses of smell, taste and balance. Also encompassed in this section are treatments for disorders of human communication affecting hearing, voice, speech and language. The presentation of basic science underlying clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery has been expanded in this edition to provide the most comprehensive contemporary coverage.

Table of Contents:
Otology and Neurotology - James B. Snow, Jr, MD 1. Anatomy of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems* Richard R. Gacek, MD, and Mark R. Gacek, MD 2. Development of the Ear* Doris K-W. Wu, PhD, and Daniel I. Choo, MD 3. Molecular Biology of Hearing and Balance* Allen F. Ryan, PhD, and David J. Lim, MD 4. Physiology of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin, PhD, Glen K. Martin, PhD, and Anne E. Luebke, PhD 5. Diagnostic Audiology, Hearing Aids and Habilitation Options James W. Hall III, PhD, and M. Samantha Lewis, MA 6. Evaluation of the Vestibular (Balance) System* Neil T. Shepard, PhD, David Solomon, MD, PhD, Michael Ruckenstein, MD and Jeffery Staab, MD 7. Imaging of the Temporal Bone* Galdino E. Valvassori, MD 8. Diseases of the External Ear* Timothy T. K. Jung, MD, and Tae Yoon Jinn, MD 9. Otitis Media and Middle-Ear Effusions Gerald B. Healy, MD, and Kristina W. Rosbe, MD 10. Chronic Otitis Media* Steven A. Telian, MD, and Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD 11. Cranial and Intracranial Complications of Acute and Chronic Otitis Media* Lee A. Harker, MD 12. Otosclerosis* - Herman A. Jenkins, MD, and Omid Abbassi, MD, PhD 13. Hereditary Hearing Impairment Richard J. H. Smith, MD, and Stephen W. Hone, MD 14. Trauma to the Middle Ear, Inner Ear and Temporal Bone* Mitchell K. Schwaber, MD 15. Occupational Hearing Loss* Peter W. Alberti, MD, MB, PhD 16. Ototoxicity Leonard P. Rybak, MD, PhD, and John Touliatos, MD 17. Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Robert A. Dobie, MD 18. Perilymphatic Fistulae* Robert I. Kohut, MD 19. Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease* Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth M. Keithley, PhD 20. Meniere's Disease, Vestibular Neuronitis, Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Nystagmus and Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors* Anil K. Lalwani, MD, and Jacob Johnson, MD 21. Presbyacusis John H. Mills, PhD, and Paul R. Lambert, MD 22. Tinnitus and Hyperacusis* Pawel J. Jastreboff, PhD, ScD, and Margaret M. Jastreboff, PhD 23. Cochlear Implants* Richard T. Miyamoto, MD, and Karen Iler Kirk, PhD 24. Facial Paralysis* Philip A. Wackym, MD, and John S. Rhee, MD 25. Surgery of the Skull Base Richard J. Wiet, MD, and Richard Hoistad, MD Rhinology - John J. Ballenger, MD 26. Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses John J. Ballenger, MD. 27. Olfaction and Gustation* Richard L. Doty, PhD. 28. Cellular Biology of the Immune System Joel M. Bernstein, MD, PhD 29. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome* Frank E. Lucente, MD, Samir Shah, MD, and Jeffrey Vierra, MD 30. Etiology of Infectious Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract* John L. Boone, MD 31. Imaging of the Nasal Cavities, Paranasal Sinuses, Nasopharynx, Orbits, Infratemporal Fossa, Pterygomaxillary Fissure, Parapharyngeal Space and Base of Skull Mahmood F. Mafee, MD 32. Allergic Rhinitis Jayant M. Pinto, MD, and Robert M. Naclerio, MD 33. Acute and Chronic Nasal Disorders* Valerie J. Lund, MS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed) 34. Sinusitis and Polyposis* David W. Kennedy, MD, and Andrew P. Lane, MD 35. Headache and Facial Pain* James M. Hartman, MD, and Richard A. Chole, MD, PhD 36. Neoplasms of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses* Ara A. Chalian, MD, and David Litman, MD Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - M. Eugene Tardy, MD 37. Reconstruction of the Outstanding Ear* Daniel G. Becker, MD, and Stephen Y. Lai, MD 38. Nasal Reconstruction and Rhinoplasty M. Eugene Tardy, Jr, MD 39. Facial Fractures Paul J. Donald, MD 40. Reconstruction of the Maxilla and Mandible* David Reiter, MD, DMD 41. Flaps and Grafts in the Head and Neck* Jane Y. Yang, MD, Marc R. Rosen, MD, and William M. Keane, MD Pediatric Otolaryngology - James B. Snow, Jr., MD 42. Microtia, Canal Stenosis and Middle-Ear Anomalies Simon C. Parisier, MD, Jose N. Fayad, MD, and Charles P. Kimmelman, MD 43. Anatomy and Physiology of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx Louis D. Lowry, MD, and Selcuk Onart, MD 44. Diseases of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx and Nasopharynx Lawrence W. C. Tom, MD, and Ian N. Jacobs, MD 45. Congenital Anomalies of the Larynx Rodney P. Lusk, MD 46. Congenital Anomalies of the Head and Neck Lee D. Rowe, MD Laryngology - H. Bryan Neel III, MD, PhD 47. Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx Clarence Sasaki, MD, and Young-Ho Kim, MD, PhD 48. Development of the Larynx Ronan O'Rahilly, MD, DSc, and Fabiola Muller, Dr. habil rer nat 49. Disorders of Voice, Speech and Language Frederick D. Minifie, PhD 50. Airway Control and Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Adults* Joseph C. Sniezek, MD, and Brian B. Burkey, MD 51. Trauma to the Larynx* Peak Woo, MD, and Philip Passalqua, MD 52. Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases of the Larynx James A. Koufman, MD, and Peter C. Belafsky, MD, PhD 53. Neurogenic and Functional Disorders of the Larynx Christy L. Ludlow, PhD, and Eric A. Mann, MD, PhD 54. Neoplasms of the Larynx and Laryngopharynx* Robert A. Weisman, MD, Kris Moe, MD, and Lisa Orloff, MD Head and Neck Surgery - Robert H. Ossoff, M.D. 55. Cancer Immunology Scott E. Strome, MD, Ray O. Gustafson, MD, and H. Bryan Neel III, MD, PhD 56. Molecular Biology of Squamous Cell Carcinoma* Carter Van Waes, MD, PhD 57. Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Bruce Brockstein, MD, and Janardan D. Khandekar, MD 58. Nutrition of the Head and Neck Patient* Lawrence J. DiNardo, MD, and Elizabeth G. Miller, RD 59. Imaging of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Salivary Glands and Neck* Mahmood F. Mafee, MD 60. Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx * - Frank G. Ondrey, MD, PhD, and Simon K. Wright, MD 61. Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx* Dennis H. Kraus, MD, and John K. Joe, MD 62. Diseases of the Salivary Glands* William R. Carroll, MD, and C. Elliott Morgan, DMD, MD 63 Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands* Robert A. Hendrix, MD 64. Laser Surgery in the Head and Neck Lou Reinisch, PhD, and Robert H. Ossoff, MD Bronchoesphagology - James S. Reilly, M.D. 65. Introduction to Peroral Endoscopy* Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, Jane Y. Yang, MD, and James S. Reilly, MD 66. Laryngoscopy* Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, Jane Y. Yang, MD, and James S. Reilly, MD 67. Bronchoesophagology* - Jane Y. Yang, MD, Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, and James S. Reilly, MD * new or modified chapters