Manual of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

Illustrated with hundreds of outstanding endoscopic images and corresponding drawings, this successfully established step-by-step guide to endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery is ideal for all specialists who need to stay current in the field. In this expanded second edition, practitioners will not only find basic and advanced procedures in endoscopic sinus surgery (including key criteria for patient selection), but also four entirely new chapters on anterior skull base surgery that reflect important recent developments.

Special features of the second edition:

• Superbly illustrated, presenting over 1400 endoscopic images, photographs, and drawings
• Covers the latest techniques for removal of skull base tumors and repair of skull base defects
• Includes new chapters on pathophysiology of rhinosinusitis, sense of smell, applied anatomy, the endoscopically assisted bimanual operating technique, transorbital surgery, interdisciplinary teamwork, and more
• Offers online access to 34 videos of endoscopic surgical procedures and patient interviews, for an excellent review and refresher
• Provides Information for Patients leaflets that can also be downloaded

From diagnosis and preoperative counseling to evidence-based procedures, complication avoidance, and postoperative management, this book covers the gamut of topics clinicians face in everyday practice. All otolaryngologists, neurosurgeons, and maxillofacial surgeons will find it essential when making diagnostic and treatment decisions involving the paranasal sinuses and skull base.

1 Principles of Practice
2 Pathophysiology of Rhinosinusitis
3 Who? Optimizing Diagnosis and Selection of Patients for Surgery
4 When? Medical Treatment and Timing of Surgery
5 Preserving and Improving the Sense of Smell
6 Why? The Goals of Surgery
7 Applied Anatomy for Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery
8 How? Operative Procedures: A Step-by-Step Safe and Logical Approach
9 An Endoscopic Tour: Endoscopic Examination, Anatomical Variation, and Specific Conditions
10 The Place of Radiology
11 Preoperative Checklist
12 Patient Consent and Information
13 Preoperative Aids
14 Hints
15 Preventing and Dealing with Complications
16 Postoperative Management
17 Extended Endoscopic Procedures
18 The Endoscopically Assisted Bimanual Operating Technique
19 Transnasal Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base
20 Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Transnasal Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
21 Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery of Pituitary Tumors
22 Transorbital Surgery of the Skull Base
23 Evidence Base in Rhinosinusitis and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Appendix: Information for Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery