Otolaryngology: Basic Science And Clinical Review

Otolaryngology Basic Science and Clinical Review This page intentionally left blank Otolaryngology Basic Science and Clinical Review EDITOR Thomas R.Van De Water, Ph.D. Director Cochlear Implant Research Program University of Miami Ear Institute Professor Department of Otolaryngology Miller School of Medicine University of Miami Miami, Florida ASSOCIATE EDITOR Hinrich Staecker, M.D., Ph.D. Director Otology and Neurotology Program Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Thieme New York • Stuttgart Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10001 Editor: Esther Gumpert Associate Editor: Birgitta Brandenburg Vice President, Production and Electronic Publishing: Anne T.Vinnicombe Production Editor: Print Matters, Inc. Sales Director: Ross Lumpkin Associate Marketing Director:Verena Diem Chief Financial Officer: Peter van Woerden President: Brian D. Scanlan Compositor: Compset Printer: Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Otolaryngology : basic science and clinical review / [edited by] Thomas R.Van De Water, Hinrich Staecker. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86577-901-5 (US)—ISBN 3-13-124651-0 (GTV) 1. Otolaryngology. 2. Ear—Physiology. 3. Respiratory organs—Physiology. [DNLM: 1. Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases. 2. Ear—physiology. 3. Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures. 4. Respiratory Physiology. WV 150 088 2005] I. Van De Water, Thomas R. II. Staecker, Hinrich. RF46.07525 2005 616.5'1—dc22 2005050640 Copyright ©2006 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. This book, including all parts thereof, is legally protected by copyright. Any use, exploitation, or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation without the publisher’s consent is illegal and liable to prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic data processing and storage. Important note: Medical knowledge is ever-changing.As new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy may be required.The authors and editors of the material herein have consulted sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and in accord with the standards accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error by the authors, editors, or publisher of the work herein or changes in medical knowledge, neither the authors, editors, or publisher, nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation of this work, warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of such information. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources. For example, readers are advised to check the product information sheet included in the package of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the information contained in this publication is accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended dose or in the contraindications for administration.This recommendation is of particular importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs. Some of the product names, patents, and registered designs referred to in this book are in fact registered trademarks or proprietary names even though specific reference to this fact is not always made in the text.Therefore, the appearance of a name without designation as proprietary is not to be construed as a representation by the publisher that it is in the public domain. Printed in the United States of America