The aim of this new third edition of the Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, like all other Oxford Handbooks, is to provide a compact, comprehensive, and easily accessible guide to all areas of the field. The core text is based on an anatomical list of ear nose and throat diseases. There are separate sections on ENT examinations, investigations, common operations, ward care, and emergencies, as well as a chapter detailing the roles of other ENT health professionals. There is also a chapter on common methods of presentation, which acts a guide for dealing with patients as they present in clinical practice. This enables diagnosis based on symptoms, history, and relevant investigations, and also cross-references to more detailed information in individual anatomical chapters. This edition also features a new chapter on the ENT specialty in the rest of the world, as well as an illustrated overview of flaps, expanded information on the ear, and new figures to aid understanding, making this Handbook an essential companion to all trainees and nurses specialising in ENT.

1. Overview 2. The ENT examination 3. Common methods of presentation 4. Investigations in ENT 5. The external ear 6. The middle ear 7. The inner ear 8. The skull base 9. The nose and sinuses 10. The mouth, tonsils, and adenoids 11. The salivary glands 12. The larynx 13. The oesophagus 14. The neck 15. The thyroid 16. Sleep-disordered breathing 17. Paediatric ENT problems 18. ENT manifestations of AIDS 19. ENT in the rest of the world 20. Common operations 21. Ward care 22. Allied health professionals 23. Common drugs used in ENT 24. Practical procedures 25. ENT emergencies 26. Glossary of ENT terms and eponyms