Main description:

This fully revised and expanded second edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of nasal physiology and pathophysiology. With the help of numerous tables, schematic drawings, and color photographs, it helps readers gain a better understanding of the impact of structural changes and the process of disease development, and to make treatment decisions. Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field and addresses one important aspect in an accessible way. Covering all four functions of the nose: respiration, defense, olfaction and cosmesis, the book discusses the various techniques for the clinical evaluation of nasal function as well as current trends and future directions in nasal physiologic research. This second edition also includes additional chapters on rhinomanometry, local nasal inflammation, T cells and B cells, and artificial intelligence for the nose. Given its scope, the book is a valuable resource for both experienced otorhinolaryngologists and novices in the field.

Contents:

1. Mucus, Goblet Cell, Submucosal Gland2. Coagulation system and rhinosinusitis 3. Cilia, Ciliary Movement, and Mucociliary Transport4. Functional Defense Mechanisms of the Nasal respiratory Epithelium 5. Local Nasal Inflammation : T Cells and B cells6. Mast Cells7. Macrophage8. The Neutophil and Chronic Rhinosinusitis9. The role of EO 10. CRS and biologic therapies 11. Nasal NO 12. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Sneezing and Itching13. The Dry Nose14. Physiology of the Aging Nose and Geriatric Rhinitis15. Nutrition and the Upper Respiratory Tract16. Physiology of Lacrimal drainage17. Intranasal Trigeminal Perception18. Sinus Pain 19. Computational Fluid Dynamics of the Nasal Cavity 20. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nasal Breathing 21. Function of the Turbinates22. The Nasal valves23. Nose and Sleep Breathing Disorders24. Pathophysiology of OSAS25. Rhinomanometry26. Acoustic Rhinomanometry27. New Measurement methods in the Diagnosis of nasal Obstruction28. Testing of Transport, Measurement of Ciliary Activity29. Nasal Defensive Proteins30. Assessment of Olfactory Function 31. Olfaction32. Electron Microscopy and the Nose33. Genetic Background of the Rhinologic Diseases34. Vomeronasal Organ 35. Physiology of the Nasal Cartilages and their importance to Rhinosurgery36. Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Growing Skeleton 37. Physiologic Concerns During Rhinplasty38. Nasal Pulmonary Interactions39. Phyiologic and Dentofacial Effects 40. The nose and the Eustachian Tube41. Nanomedicine and nose