Introduction and Acknowledgments
10.1055/b-0034-91537 Introduction and Acknowledgments When we three, Valerie, David, and William, decided to undertake this project 3 years ago, we knew that it was going to be a major undertaking….
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Diagnostic Strategy
10.1055/b-0034-91540 Diagnostic Strategy Presentation While the clinical features of each specific pathology are covered in their respective chapters, a few general observations may be made. The principal problem in the…
Neck Dissection Levels I to III (Supraomohyoid Dissection)
10.1055/b-0034-99054 Neck Dissection Levels I to III (Supraomohyoid Dissection) Preliminary Considerations and Recommended Procedure There is no evidence-based clinical benefit in resecting the neck dissection specimen en bloc. Splitting the…
Tumor Resection
10.1055/b-0034-99062 Tumor Resection Obtaining tumor-free margins is the single most important factor in ablative tumor surgery. A margin of 5 mm of uninvolved tissue around the tumor is in accordance…
Neck Dissection Levels IV and V
10.1055/b-0034-99055 Neck Dissection Levels IV and V Preliminary Considerations and Recommended Approaches Level IV dissection is possible by gaining the same access as recommended for levels I to III; please…
Technique of Tracheotomy
10.1055/b-0034-99052 Technique of Tracheotomy Anatomic landmarks for skin incision. The leading landmarks are the laryngeal prominence of the thyroid cartilage and the jugular notch. The incision is made halfway between…
General Overview of Neck Dissection
10.1055/b-0034-99053 General Overview of Neck Dissection History 1888 Franciszek Jawdynski (1851–1896), a surgeon from Warsaw, was the first to perform a neck dissection in metastasizing head and neck carcinomas. He…
Tracheotomy
10.1055/b-0034-99051 Tracheotomy The success of oral cancer surgery depends on appropriate airway management; therefore, tracheotomy is a key procedure. History 2950 to 2800 BC The first images of a tracheotomy…
34 Reconstructive Surgery
10.1055/b-0035-121712 34 Reconstructive Surgery The didactic goal of this book is to provide a practical guide to the large field of revision rhinoplasty and reconstructive nasal surgery. The surgical spectrum…
27 The Nasal Tip
10.1055/b-0035-121705 27 The Nasal Tip 27.1 Boxy Tip An aesthetic disproportion between a thin nasal pyramid, a narrow middle vault, and a wide, boxy nasal tip following primary rhinoplasty may…
