10.1055/b-0040-175445 6 Complications of Neck Surgery 6.1 Introduction Postoperative complications after neck surgery have a significant impact on morbidity and health care cost, leading to prolonged hospitalizations, further operations, permanent…
10.1055/b-0040-175442 3 The Conceptual Approach to Functional and Selective Neck Dissection 3.1 Introduction To sum up the essentials of the previous chapters, we may look at the issue of “less…
10.1055/b-0040-175440 1 The Historical Outlook of Neck Dissection 1.1 Crile and the Radical Neck Dissection The “grandfather” of neck dissection is George Crile, Sr., of the Cleveland Clinic. In 1906,…
Introduction Print Section Listen Endoscopic ear surgery (EES) is a minimally invasive approach similar to standard microscopic techniques. Initially endoscope was used to assist traditional operations to visualize middle ear…
Introduction Print Section Listen The temporal bone forms part of the side and base of the skull. It constitutes two-thirds of the floor of the middle cranial fossa and one-third…
Part 1: Hearing Amplification Print Section Listen Hearing Aid Basics Components of a Hearing Aid Microphone picks up sound and converts it into electrical signals. Amplifier/signal processor is the heart…
Selected Benign Tumors Print Section Listen See Table 24-1. Table 24-1Tumors of the Temporal Bone Benign Malignant EAC Osteoma SCCA Adenoma BCCA Adenocarcinoma (ceruminous) Melanoma Direct extension of tumors…
External Ear Print Section Listen Trauma Lacerations: simple with or without involved cartilage; stellate from blunt trauma; partial or total avulsion Treatment: Deep cleaning, debridement, surgical repair; may require stage…
Chondritis, Perichondritis, and Cellulitis of the Auricle Print Section Listen Spectrum of disease from mild superficial skin infection to chondritis. Cellulitis is an infection of the skin of the auricle….
