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Table of Contents:

Contributing Authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Optics: Comparison of the Operating Microscope with the Rigid Endoscope 3
2 Digital Image Processing 10
3 Computed Tomography- and Magnetic Resonance-guided Imaging Systems for Stereotactic Surgery of the Head and Neck 19
4 Lasers in Endoscopic Surgery 28
5 Endoscopic Second-Look Procedure in Cholesteatoma Surgery 37
6 Use of Endoscopes in Tympanomastoid Surgery 45
7 Perilymphatic Fistula 50
8 Eustachian Tube Endoscopy 57
9 Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implantation 65
10 Endoscopic Auditory Brainstem Implantation 71
11 Endoscopy and Endoscopic Stereotactic Surgery During Acoustic Neuroma Resection 83
12 Endoscope-assisted Surgery of the Trigeminal, Facial, Cochlear, or Vestibular Nerve 101
13 Endoscopic Surgery of the Pituitary and Parasellar Region 117
14 Adjunctive Use of Endoscopy in Anterior Cranial Base Surgery 125
15 Adjunctive Use of Endoscopy in Lateral Skull Base Surgery 134
16 Anatomy of the Nasal Accessory Sinuses 153
17 Pathophysiology of Rhinosinusitis 194
18 Office Endoscopy 206
19 Imaging of the Paranasal Sinuses for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 210
20 Endoscopic Paranasal Sinus Surgery 225
21 Endoscopic Management of Frontal Sinus Disease 245
22 Subtleties in Endoscopic Surgery of the Sphenoid Sinus 259
23 Endonasal Micro-Endoscopic Management of Frontal Sinus Disease 270
24 Endoscopic Surgical Management of Pediatric Rhinosinusitis 284
25 Revision Paranasal Sinus Surgery 292
26 Endoscopic Approach to Benign Tumors of the Paranasal Sinuses 297
27 Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy 311
28 Endoscopic Orbital and Optic Nerve Decompression 319
29 Avoidance and Management of Complications of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 325
30 Minimally Invasive Nonendoscopic Sinus Surgery 336
31 Endoscopy in Postoperative Care 350
32 Endoscopic Facial Rejuvenation 355
33 Endoscopic-assisted Repair of Facial Fractures 367
34 Endoscopic Surgery of the Parathyroid Glands 374
35 Endoscopic Neck Surgery 380
36 Image-guided Laser Phototherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Palliation 386
37 Diagnostic Endoscopy of the Upper Airway for Obstructive Sleep Apnea 408
38 Interventional Sialoendoscopy 416
39 History of Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Larynx 429
40 Diagnostic Endoscopy of the Larynx 443
41 Adult Surgical Laryngology: Benign Lesions 483
42 Techniques for Endoscopic Vocal Fold Augmentation 493
43 Endoscopic Vocal Fold Augmentation 499
44 Pediatric Laryngology and Bronchoesophagology 507
45 Endoscopic Management of Tracheal and Esophageal Diseases 536
Subject Index 549