Rhinosinusitis: A Guide for Diagnosis and Management clearly and effectively presents the symptoms and causes of this common condition, and offers a comprehensive set of treatment options. This highly practical guide takes the readerthrough the etiology, management, and various complicating factors of the disease. Diagnosis and management of both the acute and chronic forms of rhinosinusitis are presented, using medical or pharmacological and surgical approaches. The text includes discussion of the utility of traditional exam techniques and considers the complications introduced by allergies and systemic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. A chapter devoted to radiology will aid the practitioner in choosing the most effective imaging modality. A definitive presentation of the medical and surgical approaches to this common condition Expert advice provided by physicians with a wealth of clinical experience Clinical relevancefor both primary care physicians and specialists INDICE: Etiology and Impact of Rhinosinusitis.- Microbiology and Immunology of Rhinosinusitis.- Diagnosis and Management of Acute Rhinosinusitis.- Diagnosis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.- Medical Management of Acute Rhinosinusitis.- Medical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.- Allergy and Rhinosinusitis.- Complementary andamp; Alternative Medicine in Rhinology.- Radiology: Its Diagnostic Usefulness in Rhinosinusitis.- Systemic Diseases and Chronic Rhinosinusitis.- Reactive Airways Disease and the Management of Samter’s Triad.- Pediatric Perspectives of Rhinosinusitis.- Spectrum of FungalSinusitis.- Complications of Rhinosinusitis.- Adjunctive Surgical Therapies in the Treatment of Rhinosinusitis.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-73061-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 375
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés