Overview

Visually appealing and formatted to enable users to easily extract clinically relevant information, this superb new color atlas has been especially designed to serve the needs of all professionals who regularly see larynges, including otolaryngologists, speech-language pathologists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, and anesthesiologists.

All areas of laryngology, including esophagoscopy, are covered, with each disease entity presented in a uniform format, featuring symptoms, clinical appearance, causes, and treatment – the latter broken down into behavioral, medical and surgical treatments. Features include bulleted lists, tables and synopses, and extensive use of clinical images to illustrate key features of each disorder. Also included are special rubrics for diagnostic and therapeutic tips, including technical tips for surgery.

Audience

Primary Subject: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery / Laryngology
Secondary Subject: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery / Voice and Swallowing
Audience Level: Professional

Examination Tools and Techniques (normal images). Normal Laryngeal Examination (stroboscopy). Concepts and Principles of Phonomicrosurgery. Phonotrauma and Associated Benign Lesions The Spectrum of Midfold Thickening – Nodules; The Fibrous Mass; Polyp; Cyst; Retention Cyst; Epithelial Cyst; Pseudo Cyst; The Reactive Lesion; VF Hemorrhage. Other Benign Lesions Granuloma - Contact Ulcer; Non-Intubation-Related Granuloma; Intubation Granuloma; Postoperative Granuloma. Reinke’s Edema. Sulcus Vocalis – Physiologic Sulcus; Vergeture; Focal Sulcus. Papillomatosis. Web. Scar. Angioedema. Acute Infectious Laryngitis Viral – Ulcerative Laryngitis. Bacterial. Fungal. Epiglottitis. Infections of Childhood. Vascular Lesions Varices and Other Vascular Lesions. Hemangioma. Venous Malformations. Systemic Disease Amyloid. Sarcoid. Kaposi Sarcoma. Tuberculosis. Rhinoscleroma. Syphilis. Wegener’s Granulomatosis. Relapsing Polychondritis. Rheumatoid Laryngeal Lesions. Miscellaneous Reflux Laryngitis. Irritable Larynx. Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion. Functional Aphonia. Cricoarytenoid Joint Disorders. Arthritis. Dislocation. Precancerous Changes and Early Carcinoma Keratosis. Leukoplakia. Erythroplakia. Ackerman’s Tumor. Tumors Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Paraganglioma. Pseudo Tumor. Vocal Fold Paralysis, Paresis and Neurologic Disease Parkinson Disease. Spasmodic Dysphonia. Essential Tremor. Postpolio Syndrome. Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy. Myasthenia. Oculopharyngeal Dystrophy. Vocal Fold Changes Associated with Aging. Laryngeal Trauma External. Internal, including intubation. Caustic Injury. Stenosis PGS. Tracheal Stenosis. FVF-TVF web/scar. Subglottic Stenosis. Cicatricial Stenosis. Supraglottic. Complications Thyroplasty Implant. Over-Injection. Superficial Injection. Subglottal Injection. Laser Injury. Vocal Fold Post-Surgical Tissue Loss. Index

About The Editors

Lucian Sulica, M.D.

Dr. Lucian Sulica is Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Director of Laryngology/Voice Disorders at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. In addition, he serves as consultant to several training programs, both in the vocal arts and speech-language pathology. His practice is limited to voice disorders, with a special emphasis on care of the performing voice in New York’s demanding and multifaceted arts community. His research interests center on neurologic voice disorders, including vocal fold paralysis and microsurgical treatment of vocal cord lesions. In addition to his Plural publications and many research articles, he is the author of the book Vocal Fold Paralysis, and maintains www.voicemedicine.com, an informational website on voice disorders for patients and medical professionals. He has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad and has been elected to membership in the American Bronchoesophagological Society, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the New York Laryngological Association.

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Markus Hess, M.D.

Markus M. Hess, MD, is Professor and Director of the Department of Voice, Speech and Hearing Disorders at the University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. He is a dedicated otolaryngologist and phoniatrician (speech-language pathology and medicine), subspecializing in laryngology, phonosurgery, and disorders of professional voice users.

The special environment in Hamburg enables the performance of the highest level of patient care in a center of excellence. Dr. Hess brings a multidisciplinary approach to such patients as public speakers, singers, and actors. Patients receive cutting-edge minimally invasive techniques in laryngeal microsurgery as well as office-based voice surgery in topical anesthesia. Dr. Hess is a founding member of the ‘German Society of Phonosurgery,’ the 'European Academy of Voice' and continuously contributes to the voice field as a member of editorial boards, medical journals and numerous national and international committees.

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Mark Courey, MD

Mark Courey, MD, is Professor and Director of Laryngology at the University of California-San Francisco.