A Diagnostic Atlas of Tumors of the Upper Aero-Digestive Tract: A Transnasal Video Endoscopic Approach - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041546630X ISBN 13: 9780415466301

Publisher: CRC Press, 2012

Synopsis

A Diagnostic Atlas of Tumors of the Upper Aero-Digestive Tract brings readers up to date on the correct identification and diagnosis of malignancies of the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus. The atlas provides broad-based coverage of these anatomical areas and highlights the different pathologies physicians may encounter.

Key features of this illustrated guide include: A thorough exploration of the entire upper aero-digestive tract and its pathologies Recent advances in flexible endoscopy, which makes visualization, identification, biopsy, and treatment of conditions of the upper aero-digestive tract easier and possible under local anesthesia in an outpatient setting More than 170 high-quality images Accompanying video clips of the technology available online

Accessible and concise, the book is suitable for a range of readers, including: Oncologists, Otolaryngologists, Gastroenterologists, Respiratory and ENT physicians, Maxillo-facial, thoracic, and upper gastrointestinal surgeons, medical students, nurses, and medical trainees.

• Provides a practical overview that details the advantages and pitfalls in transnasal laryngoesophagoscopy
• Includes analysis and current treatment of both benign and malignant cancers of the nasopharynx, nose/sinuses, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, hypopharynx, trachea, esophagus, and thyroid
• Contains illustrated case examples
• Covers the challenges of this diagnostic approach and the techniques that minimize patients’ discomfort
• Details the choice of treatment and the options and limitations

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Price, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, UK
Paul Montgomery, Bupa, Cromwell Hospital, London, UK
Martin Birchall, University College London, UK and University of California, Davis, USA
Patrick Gallane, University of Toronto, Canada

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 041546630X
• ISBN 13: 9780415466301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Price Tim, Montgomery Paul, Birchall Martin, Gullane Patrick