This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the author: Video 16.1. Key Concepts In the otorhinolaryngologic subspecialty of otology, neurotology, and lateral skull base surgery, the focus is on the anatomy, physiology, and abnormalities of…
During the last quarter century, the management of many skull base tumors has shifted away from complete surgical resection toward subtotal resection to preserve function, and then control of growth. This is particularly true for vestibular schwannomas (i.e., acoustic neuromas)…
If you listen carefully to the patient, they will tell you the diagnosis. William Osler Arguably, perilymph fistula (PLF) is the single most polarizing diagnosis in our specialty. As a resident at UCLA, I was taught that PLFs do not…