Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Volume 3: Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery III

Scott-brown's Otorhinolaryngology Is Used The World Over As The Definitive Reference For Trainee Ent Surgeons, Audiologists And Trainee Head And Neck Surgeons, As Well As Specialists Who Need Detailed, Reliable And Authoritative Information On All Aspects Of Ear, Nose And Throat Disease And Treatment. Key Points: Accompanied By A Fully Searchable Electronic Edition, Making It More Accessible, Containing The Same Content As The Print Edition, With Operative Videos And References Linked To Medline Highly Illustrated In Colour Throughout To Aid Understanding Updated By An International Team Of Editors And Contributors Evidence-based Guidelines Will Help You In Your Clinical Practice Features Include Key Points, Best Clinical Practice Guidelines, Details Of The Search Strategies Used To Prepare The Material And Suggestions For Future Research New Endocrine Section. Scott-brown Will Provide Trainee Surgeons (ent And Head And Neck), Audiologists And Ent Physicians With Quick Access To Relevant Information About Clinical Conditions, And Provide Them With A Starting Point For Further Research. The Accompanying Electronic Edition, Enhanced With Operative Videos, Will Enable Both Easy Reference And Accessibility On The Move. Cover Volume 01 Cover Half title Title Copyright Contents Contributors Foreword Preface A Tribute to Bill Scott-Brown Acknowledgements Volume 2 -- Table of Contents Volume 3 -- Table of Contents Abbreviations Section 1 Basic Sciences Chapter 1: Molecular biology Michael Kuo, Richard M. Irving and Eric K. Parkinson Chapter 2: Genetics in otology and neurotology Mohammed-Iqbal Syed Chapter 3: Gene therapy Seiji B. Shibata and Scott M. Graham Chapter 4: Mechanisms of anticancer drugs Sarah Payne and David Miles Chapter 5: Radiotherapy and radiosensitizers Christopher D. Scrase, Stewart G. Martin and David A.L. MorganChapter 6: Apoptosis and cell death Angela Hague Chapter 7: Stem cells Navin Vig and Ian C. Mackenzie Chapter 8: Aetiology and pathogenesis of goitre Neil Sharma and Kristien Boelaert Chapter 9: Genetics of endocrine tumours Waseem Ahmed, Prata Upasna and Dae Kim Chapter 10: Soft and hard tissue repair Sarah Al-Himdani and Ardeshir Bayat Chapter 11: Skin flap physiology Colin MacIver and Stergios Doumas Chapter 12: Biomaterials, tissue engineering and their application in the oral and maxillofacial region Kurt Busuttil Naudi and Ashraf AyoubChapter 13: Defence mechanisms Ian Todd and Richard J. Powell Chapter 14: Allergy: Basic mechanisms and tests Sai H.K. Murng Chapter 15: Evaluation of the immune system Moira Thomas, Elizabeth Drewe and Richard J. Powell Chapter 16: Cancer immunology Osama Al Hamarneh and John Greenman Chapter 17: Human papillomavirus Mustaffa Junaid and Hisham M. Mehanna Chapter 18: Connective tissue Eileen Baildam Chapter 19: Microorganisms Ursula Altmeyer, Penelope Redding and Nitish KhannaChapter 20: Viruses and antiviral agents Richard B. Townsley, Camille A. Huser and Chris Hansell Chapter 21: Fungal infections Emily Young, Yujay Ramakrishnan, Laura Jackson and Shahzada K. Ahmed Chapter 22: Antimicrobial therapy Ursula Altmeyer, Penelope Redding and Nitish Khanna Chapter 23: Human immunodeficiency virus Neil Ritchie and Alasdair Robertson Haematology Chapter 24: Blood groups, blood components and alternatives to transfusion Samah Alimam, Kate Pendry and Michael F. Murphy Chapter 25: Haemato-oncology Robert F. Wynn and Mark WilliamsChapter 26: Haemostasis: Normal physiology, disorders of haemostasis and thrombosis Elizabeth Jones and Russell David Keenan Chapter 27: Drug therapy in otology Wendy Smith Chapter 28: Drug therapy in rhinology Wendy Smith Chapter 29: Drug therapy in laryngology and head and neck surgery Wendy Smith and Rogan Corbridge Chapter 30: Preparation of the patient for surgery Michael Murray and Urmila Ratnasabapathy Chapter 31: Recognition and management of the difficult airway Valerie Cunningham and Alistair McNarry