Basic and Clinical Otolaryngology

Author: Dong Zhen, Wang Rongguang
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts—Basic Principles and Clinical Applications—and focuses on introducing the latest advancements in contemporary nasal science research and important clinical issues through thematic chapters. The Basic Principles section provides a detailed explanation of nasal physiology, paranasal sinus physiology, congenital anomalies and anatomical variations of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, the physiology and pathology of olfaction, the physiology and pathology of nasal blood circulation, nasal pathogenic microbiology, nasal immunology, nasal cell biology, nasal neurobiology, the pathology of nasal inflammation, the pharmacology of nasal diseases, and the clinical application of the nasal mucosal drug transport system. The Clinical Applications section highlights emerging areas of clinical relevance, such as nasal obstruction, somatic symptom disorders with predominant nasal symptoms, nasal and sleep-related breathing disorders, the correlation between upper and lower respiratory tracts, allergic rhinitis, inferior turbinate surgery, nasal septum diseases and septoplasty, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps, diagnosis and treatment of sphenoid sinus diseases, nasal endoscopic surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, and nasal sinus tumors. These chapters present new growth points in the discipline that are closely aligned with clinical practice, offering readers a broad and innovative forward-thinking perspective. The book is rich in content, concise in language, and holds high academic and practical value, making it suitable for clinical researchers, graduate supervisors, clinicians, and graduate students in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.