The concept of restitutional surgery aims at surgery that restores natural function. This book introduces the author's own experience in the application of surgical strategies for treating otologic diseases that follow this priority.

Main Topics:

Concepts of restitutional ear surgery

Instrumentation

Anesthesia and monitoring

Otosurgical anatomy: A manual for the temporal bone dissection training

Injuries of the ear and the temporal bone

Malformations of the ear

Otosclerosis

External otitis

Acute otitis media and mastoiditis

Chronic otitis media and its complications

Petrositis and osteomyelitis of the temporal bone

Tumors of the external ear

Tumors of the middle ear and the temporal bone

Otologic nerve surgery

Cochlear and brainstem implants