Author Description

A comprehensive text reflecting the significant progress made during the last decade and a half in the treatment and repair of nasal form and function. The specialty of rhinology embraces many disciplines, from the immunology of allergy and inflammation and the management of infection, trauma and neoplasia, to functional and aesthetic surgery of the nose. The authors present concise and accessible overviews of a large number of topics pertinent to rhinology and the basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and investigative tests); infections and neoplastic disease; trauma to the nose and sinuses; tumors; and rhinoplasty. Abundantly illustrated. Beautifully produced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.