Manual of Contemporary Otolological Practice

Practice of otology today, requires a contemporary knowledge base, coupled with concurrent skill sets, and tempered with familiarity of the technological advances. This manual has been designed to address these three domains, making it a ready reference to guide specialists on the standards of care in practice. The chapters explore the current concepts, with a background of past practices, touching upon the basics of anatomy and physiology before dealing with clinical conditions and their management, covering specific clinical scenarios to develop a patient-oriented approach in the readers using evidence-based guidelines.

Key Features

• Focuses on clinical scenarios, decision making and current concepts, providing patient-based scenarios which are relevant to all surgeons practicing otology.
• Serves as a companion guide to standards of care for Otologists, neurotologists, otorhinolaryngologists, young surgeons and senior residents.
• Discusses various controversies in this field and provides a general consensus/guideline which is likely to be acceptable to most practitioners

Dr Uma Patnaik is Professor and Head of Department, Department of ENT at Command Hospital (SC), Pune, India.

Wg Cdr Amit Sood is Gd Spl (ENT) at Command Hospital (SC), Pune, India.

Dr Sabarigirish K is Professor, Department of ENT at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.

Surg Cmde Dilip Raghavan is Professor and Head of Department, Department of ENT at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.