Skin Grafting in Otologic Surgery Joseph B. Nadol, Jr. Harold F. Schuknecht Skin grafting performed intraoperatively or postoperatively is essential to the success of some otologic procedures (e.g., atresiaplasty, canalplasty…
Intraoperative Monitoring of the Facial Nerve and Hearing Robert A. Levine Steven F. Ronner Aaron R. Thornton The authors thank B. Kiang for preparing many of the figures and M….
Imaging of the Temporal Bone Hugh D. Curtin Osamu Sakai Imaging has become an integral part of the evaluation of many otologic problems (1, 2, 3). Computed tomography (CT) and…
Evaluation of Facial Paralysis Arvind Kumar Arlene Barr Aftab Patni A variety of lesions have been reported to cause facial paralysis; these can be broadly classified as traumatic, idiopathic, toxic,…
Outcomes Measurements for Ear Surgery Pa-Chun Wang Richard E. Gliklich Joseph B. Nadol Jr. QUALITY OF LIFE Although the evaluation of ear disease has largely relied on the physical and…
Evaluation of the Vestibular System Conrad Wall III Richard F. Lewis Steven D. Rauch Portions of this chapter were adapted from Wall III C. The sinusoidal harmonic acceleration rotary chair…
Audiologic Tests for Otologic Surgery Dianne H. Meyer Edward L. Applebaum This chapter describes audiologic tests used in the diagnosis and measurement of hearing disorders. The first section reviews basic…
Photography and Documentation of Pathologic Findings Steven D. Rauch Jeffrey H. Spiegel Continuing advances in imaging technology enable the physician to supplement medical record narratives and sketches with conventional and…
Office Examination of the Ear Joseph B. Nadol, Jr. Harold F. Schuknecht Although examination of the ear is relatively free of discomfort and is less demanding of time than most…
7 Principles of Cochlear Implant Imaging Andrew J. Fishman and Roy A. Holliday Radiographic imaging plays a major role in cochlear implantation with regard to preoperative candidacy evaluation, intraoperative monitoring,…
