Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone

Since 1967, Anson and Donaldson's Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone has been the gold standard reference in its field. Now, in collaboration with Drs. Duckert, Lambert, and Rubel--all preeminent leaders in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery--Dr. Donaldson has further refined this classic text/atlas to make it even more useful for study, reference, and presurgical review. An invaluable new feature of the Fourth Edition is a step-by-step dissection guide that details all temporal bone dissection techniques and improves the reader's understanding of three-dimensional temporal bone relationships. The Fourth Edition also achieves a better balance between developmental and adult anatomy and provides more thorough coverage of anatomy related to neurotology and base of skull surgery. Over 400 meticulously accurate, detailed drawings from dissected temporal bones, by two talented medical artists, George Buckley and Kate Sweeney, depict the intricacies of the temporal bone

Table of Contents:
Part 1 The temporal bone: squamous part; mastoid part; petrous part; tympanic part; sutures and ossification. Part 2 The ear - developmental anatomy: clinical significance of developmental anatomy; progression of development; the external ear; auricle and external acoustic meatus; the middle ear; tympanic membrane; tympanic ring; tympanic cavity; derivatives of the branchial arches; auditory ossicles and ossicular muscles; stapes; malleus and incus; tensor tympani muscle and semicanal; the internal ear; membranous labyrinth; osseous labyrinth; otic capsule; otic capsule - cochlea; transcapsular channels; microfissure of okamo; blood supply. Part 3 The ear - adult anatomy: parts of the ear; the external ear; tympanic membrane; tympanic ring; tympanic cavity and contents; tympanic mucous membrane; associated air chambers and cells; auditory ossicles; ossicular ligaments and muscles; auditory tube; the internal ear; membranous labyrinth; structure of the utricle, saccule, semicircular ducts, and cochlear duct; vestibulocochlear (VIII) nerve; areas of fundus of internal acoustic meatus; facial (VII) nerve and canal; chorda tympani and canaliculus; osseous labyrinth; otic capsule; transcapsular channels, sulci and fenestrae; blood and nerve supply; head and neck - general; temporal bone and ear; arteries and veins; nerves. Part 4 Dissection guide: preparation for temporal bone dissection; exercise 1 - surface anatomy of the temporal bone; exercise 2 - complete (cortical) mastoidectomy; terminology; dissection technique; exercise 3 - modified radical mastoidectomy (Bondy operation); terminology; dissection technique; exercise 4 - radical mastoidectomy; dissection technique; exercise 5 - exploration of the petrous pyramid; dissection technique; exercise 6 the translabyrinthine approach to the internal auditory canal; dissection technique; exercise 7 - the middle cranial fossa approach to the internal auditory canal; dissection technique; exercise 8 - posterior approach to the temporal bone; dissection technique; exercise 9 - stapedectomy and incus interposition; dissection technique; exercise 10 - temporal bone pulverization.