3 Embolization of Skull Base Tumors
Daniel A. Tonetti and Brian T. Jankowitz Summary This chapter will review the different methods of embolizing skull base tumors including common pitfalls and perils. Key wordsEmbolization – particles…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
2 Evaluation of Tumor-Involved Vasculature (Including Balloon Test Occlusion)
Joao Alves Rosa, Becky Hunt, and Shelley Renowden Summary The most common tumors to involve the skull base are meningiomas and the most common vascular tumors are paragangliomas (glomus…
1 Vascular Anatomy of the Head and Neck/Circle of Willis
Aneek Patel, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Maximiliano A. Nuñez, Georgios A. Zenonos, Paul A. Gardner, and Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda Summary This chapter reviews the pertinent anatomy of head and neck vasculature…
Addiction management in the outpatient setting
Introduction Since the 1990s, the increasing incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose deaths involving opioids have reached epidemic proportions. Rising use has been associated with both medical and…
A systems approach to perioperative pain management
Introduction As a result of the ongoing public health crisis of opioid addiction in the United States, increased focus and scrutiny have been placed on physicians’ pain management practices. Moreover,…
International perioperative pain management approaches
Introduction Opioids were initially used for acute and cancer-related pain in the early 20th century. In a seminal campaign in 1996, the American Pain Society (APS) introduced “pain as the…
Pain management in head and neck cancer
List of abbreviations AAO/HNSF American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation APCD advanced pneumatic compression devices CI confidence interval CNS central nervous system COX cyclooxygenase ERAS enhanced recovery after…
Nonopioid pain management in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery: the pharmacist’s perspective
Introduction With the setting of the opioid epidemic, a focus has been placed on understanding the prescribing patterns of physicians for postoperative surgery pain. A 2018 survey of 1770 members…
Approach to pain management in otology and neurotology
Overview Otology and neurotology encompass a broad spectrum of procedures, from minor surgical procedures performed under local anesthesia in an outpatient setting (e.g., bone-anchored hearing aid placement), to complex intracranial…
Perioperative pain management in pediatric otolaryngology—head and neck surgery
Introduction The two most common pediatric surgeries in the United States, tympanostomy tube insertion and tonsillectomy, are both performed by otolaryngologists. For this reason, a contemporary understanding of pediatric perioperative…
