Table of Contents

1 Anatomy and Radiology of the Temporal Bone
2 Operating Room Setup
3 Anesthesia
4 General Technical Considerations
5 Decision Making in Middle Ear Surgery
6 Ventilation Tube Insertion
7 General Otosurgical Procedures
8 Preoperative and Postoperative Care
9 External Auditory Canal
10 Myringoplasty
11 Ossiculoplasty
12 Simple Mastoidectomy
13 Canal Wall Up (Closed) Tympanoplasty
14 Canal Wall Down (Open) Tympanoplasty
15 Special Considerations Regarding Paraganglioma (Classes A and B)
16 Problems and Solutions in Mastoid Surgery
17 Stapes Surgery
18 Obliteration of the Middle Ear (Subtotal Petrosectomy)
19 Cochlear Implantation
20 Management of Iatrogenic Injuries

About the Author

Gruppo Otologico, Casa di Cura Piacenza , Piacenza, Italy

Reviews

"Wonderfully illustrated...sets the bar quite high...recommended for any surgeon considering middle ear and mastoid surgery."-- Otology and Neurotology (of the first edition)