ABSTRACT
Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology is used the world over as the definitive reference for trainee ENT surgeons, audiologists and trainee head and neck surgeons, as well as specialists who need detailed, reliable and authoritative information on all aspects of ear, nose and throat disease and treatment. This new edition has been fully updated by an i
SECTION I: CELL BIOLOGY and ITS APPLICATION (Editor Nick Jones) Molecular biology Genetics Gene therapy Mechanism of anti-cancer drugs Radiotherapy and radio-sensitizers Apoptosis and cell death SECTION II: WOUND HEALING (Editor: Nick Jones) Soft and hard tissue repair Skin flap physiology Biomaterials and their application in ORL SECTION III: IMMUNOLOGY (Editor Nick Jones) Defence mechanisms Allergy: basic mechanisms and tests Evaluation of the immune system Immuno-deficiencies Rheumatological disorders in ORL SECTION IV: MICROBIOLOGY (Editor Nick Jones) Micro-organisms Viruses and antiviral agents Fungi Antimicrobial therapy HIV and AIDS SECTION V: HAEMATOLOGY (Editor Nick Jones) Constituents of blood and blood groups and alternatives to blood transfusion Haemato-oncology Disorders of coagulation and their management SECTION VI: ENDOCRINOLOGY (Editor Nick Jones) The pituitary: anatomy and physiology The pituitary: function tests and imaging The thyroid: anatomy and physiology The thyroid: function tests and imaging The thyroid: non-malignant disease The parathyroid glands: anatomy and physiology The parathyroid glands: function tests and imaging Parathyroid dysfunction: medical and surgical therapy ENT manifestations of endocrine disease SECTION VII: THERAPEUTICS AND PHARMACOKINETICS (Editor Martin Burton) Drug administration and therapeutic monitoring Drug therapy in otology<
