Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Head, Neck, and Cranial Base

Book excerpt: Written by the foremost experts in their subspecialties, this comprehensive text/atlas describes current endoscopic techniques in all areas of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Coverage includes otology, neuro-otology, cranial base surgery, paranasal sinus surgery, head and neck/plastic and reconstructive surgery, laryngology, and broncho-esophagology.The book focuses on detailed methods that will help general otolaryngologists and subspecialists adopt the techniques into practice. The authors discuss the treatment advantages and limitations of each technique. Complementing the text are more than 500 full-color intraoperative endoscopic photographs, as well as grayscale endoscopic photographs, patient positioning photographs, equipment photographs, and drawings.