The small nasal anatomic area can offer challenges and complications to surgeons and physicians treating chronic rhinosinusitis. This compact, focused publication on Medical and Surgical Complications in Chronic Rhinosinusitis offers clinicians a current source of information to avoid complications and to address them when they arise. Sinus surgery expert and patient champion James Stankiewicz leads this issue with authors who are expert in various aspects of sinus treatment and surgery. Topics include: Overview of complications; Anatomy of the sinus and complications; Orbital complications and treatment; Neurologic complications and treatment; Vascular complications and treatment; Smell loss and sinus surgery; Radiology for cases of higher risk of complications; Medication related complications and side effects; Medical-legal issues and complications; Does image guided surgery reduce complications?; Avoiding complications: overriding principles. Especially dedicated to Residents, Fellows and those in early practice is presentation of External Sinus Surgery and Procedures & Complications; when endoscopic procedures are the norm, how does one handle reversion to an open procedure, which often takes place in emergency situations.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, devoted to Parotid Disease, is guest edited by Drs. Babak Azizzadeh and Babak Larian. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Parotid Gland and Facial Nerve Anatomy; Parotid Gland Imaging; Evaluation of Parotid Lesions; Benign Parotid Tumors and Management; Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors of the Parotid Gland; Parotitis and Sialoendoscopy of the Parotid Gland; Parotidectomy for Benign Parotid Tumors; Parotidectomy for Parotid Cancer; Parotid Tumors and the Facial Nerve; Loco-Regional Parotid Reconstruction; Free Tissue Transfer in Parotid Reconstruction; Facial Paralysis Reconstruction; Periocular Reconstruction in Patients with Facial Paralysis; Rare Parotid Diseases; and Management of Frey's Syndrome.

This essential subject to Otolaryngologists on Hearing Loss in Children is edited by leading physicians and academicians Dr. Bradley Kesser and Dr. Margaret Kenna. Topics in this issue on the state of art of diagnosing and managing pediatric hearing loss include: Audiometric evaluation of children with hearing loss; Taking the history and physical exam of the child with hearing loss; Radiographic evaluation of children with hearing loss; Acquired Hearing Loss in Children and Laboratory evaluation of children with hearing loss; Management of children with non-atretic conductive hearing loss; Management of children with congenital aural atresia; Diagnostic evaluation of children with sensorineural hearing loss; Management of children with mild, moderate, and moderate-severe SNHL; Management of children with severe, severe-profound, and profound SNHL; Management of children with unilateral hearing loss; Auditory Neuropathy/Dyssynchrony Disorder; Genetics of Hearing Loss – Syndromic; Genetics of Hearing Loss – Nonsyndromic; Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss in children; Speech and Auditory-Verbal Therapy; On the horizon - cochlear implant technology; Auditory brainstem implants; On the distant horizon - medical therapy for SNHL; Early Practice Considerations for Pediatric Hearing Loss. Each article presents clinically focused diagnosis and management.

This issue on endoscopic cranial base and pituitary surgery is led by experts in the field of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery. Otolaryngologists/Head and Neck surgeons Dr. Raj Sindwani and Dr. Troy Woodard join with Neurosurgeon Dr. Pablo Recinos to present a comprehensive clinical approach. Topics include: Building an endoscopic skull base program (room setup and key equipment / IGS); Skull Base Anatomy (corridors, intra and extradural); Imaging in skull base surgery – CT, MRI, CT cisternogram, intraop CT; Sellar lesions / pathology; Principles of endoscopic pituitary surgery ; Reconstruction of skull base defects – free graft, pedicle, TPF, alloderm; Lumbar drain utility (role of intrathecal fluorescein); Hemostasis in Skull Base Surgery (control of smaller vessels, maneuvers to minimize bleeding – warm irrigations, HOB up, embolization); Management of ICA Injury (intraop options, late complications); Meningioma; Esthesioneuroblastoma; Cordoma; Sinonasal Malignancies of Skull Base; Craniopharyngioma; Endonasal approaches to the craniocervical junction; Medical complications of Pituitary/skull base surgery – (ie. SIADH, DI, Hypopit); Post-op management of skull base patient (postop Abx, imaging, debridements, topical irrigations, more...). Articles cover surgical procedure, surgical complications, and surgical anatomy as relevant to the clinical discussion.

This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Jonathan A. Bernstein, is devoted to Rhinitis. Articles in this issue include: Rhinitis Subtypes, Endotypes, and Definitions; Allergic Rhinitis: Burden of Illness, Quality of Life and Control; Allergic Rhinitis: Mechanisms of Action; Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis; Allergic Rhinitis: Treatment; Non-allergic Rhinitis: Mechanism of Action; Non-allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis; Non-allergic Rhinitis: Treatment; Localized Allergic Rhinitis; Occupational Rhinitis; Rhinitis in the Elderly; Complications of Rhinitis; Allergic Rhinitis: Environmental Determinants; Non-allergic Rhinitis: Environmental Determinants; and Novel, Alternative, and Controversial Therapies.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Abtin Tabaee and Edward D. McCoul, is devoted to Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Articles in this issue include: Classification of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Working Towards Personalized Diagnosis; Bacterial Pathogens and the Microbiome; Biofilm and Osteitis; Refractory Chronic Sinusitis with Polyposis; Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease; Systemic and Odontogenic Etiologies in Chronic Rhinosinusitis; Genetic and Immune Dysregulation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis; Office Procedures in Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis; Topical Therapies and Stents; Revision Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery; Extended Endoscopic and Open Sinus Surgery for Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis; and An Algorithm for Comprehensive Evaluation and Management of Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Jean Anderson Eloy and Michael Setzen, is devoted to the Contemporary Management of Frontal Sinusitis. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Overview of Frontal Sinus Management; Evaluation and Decision-Making in Patients with Frontal Sinusitis; Medical Management of Frontal Sinusitis; Surgical Anatomic Consideration in Frontal Sinus Surgery; Instrumentation in Frontal Sinus Surgery; Preventing and Managing Complications in Frontal Sinus Surgery; Frontal Sinus Balloon Dilation; Utility of Image-Guidance in Frontal Sinus Surgery; Standard Endoscopic Approaches in Frontal Sinus Surgery: Technical Pearls and Approach Selection; Modification of the Standard Frontal Sinus Endoscopic Approaches; Outcomes after Frontal Sinus Surgery: An Evidence-Based Review; Management of Frontal Sinus Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks and Encephaloceles; Management of Frontal Sinus Tumors; and Open Frontal Sinus Surgery.

Experts from childrens' hospitals across the United States discuss diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of head and neck masses in children. Topics include: Branchial cleft cysts; Thyroglossal duct cyst and ectopic thyroid; Vascular malformations; Thyroid nodule and malignancy in children; Lymphoma in pediatrics; Malignancies in the pediatric head and neck - rhabdomyosarcoma and neuroblastoma; Skull base and more including intranasal masses; Tumors of the maxsilla and mandible; Teratoma and dermoid cysts; Inflammatory adenopathy; Disorders and tumors of the salivary glands; Intraoral and lingual lesions; and the Exit procedure. Beyond relevance to Otolaryngologists, this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics is appropriate for cancer specialists, pediatricians, family practitioners, general surgeons, and pediatric nurse practitioners. Residents training in those fields, as well as Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology, will find this practical.

This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mark Wax, is devoted to Facial Reconstruction Controversies. Articles in this timely issue include: Management of the Nasal Valve; Reconstruction of the Parotid Defect; Pediatric Rhinoplasty; Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate; Evidence-Based Medicine; Facial Re-animation; Management of the Trauma Patient; Post-operative Management of Free Tissue Transfer; Measuring Nasal Obstruction; Primary Rhinoplasty; Revision Rhinoplasty; The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Facial Plastic Surgery; Aging Face; Facial Transplantation; and Fillers and Resurfacing.

The Editors for this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Dr George Wanna and Dr Matthew Luke Carlson, envisioned a publication that reviews the evaluation and management of common ear and lateral skull base tumors. Intended audience includes Otologists, Neurotologists, General otolaryngologists and Neurosurgeons alike. The development of management of lateral skull base tumors has been rapid, in the past 40 years there has been a tremendous shift toward conservative therapy for benign lesions. Focused chapters review specific pathologies plus a chapter focused on stereotactic radiotherapy. Topics written by reputed leaders in the field of Otology and skull base tumors include: Imaging of temporal bone lesions; Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone; Glomus tympanicum; Adenomatous tumors of the middle ear; Intralabyrinthine schwannomas; Vestibular schwannoma; Neurofibromatosis2 (including ABI and CI); Non-schwannoma tumors of the CPA; Glomus jugulare; Endolymphatic sac tumors; Non-paraganglioma jugular foramen tumors; Primary tumors of the facial nerve; Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions; Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the lateral skull base; Pediatric temporal bone malignancy; and Historical perspective on evolution in management of lateral skull base tumors.