Otolaryngology Clinical Case
Studies:
Oral Board Exam Review
Table of Contents
Abbreviations ix
Chapter 1 - Otology
1. Congenital Neurosensory
Hearing Loss 1
(Amy Brenski, MD)
2.. Aural Atresia with
Microtia 6
(Ravi N. Samy, MD, FACS)
3. Conductive Hearing
Loss 14
(D.J. Verret, MD)
4. Sudden Sensorineural
Hearing Loss 21
(David Osterhus, MD)
5. BPPV 25
(Debbie Eaton, MD)
6. Ménière’s Disease 31
(Debbie Eaton, MD)
7. Cholesteatoma 34
(David Osterhus, MD)
8. Petrous Apicitis 39
(Peter S. Roland, MD)
9. Temporal Bone
Osteomyelitis 42
(David Osterhus, MD)
10. Paragangliomas of the
Temporal Bone 47
(Ravi N. Samy, MD, FACS)
11. Temporal Bone
Fracture 52
(David Osterhus, MD)
12. Bell’s Palsy 57
(Neelesh Mehendale, MD)
13. Chronic Suppurative
Otitis Media 64
(David Parry, MD)
14. Otitis Media with
Meningitis 70
(Robert T. Adelson, MD)
15. Tympanic Membrane
Perforation 79
(D.J. Verret, MD)
16. Autoimmune Inner Ear
Disease 86
(Joseph R. Williams, MD)
Chapter 2 - Head and Neck
1. Nasopharyngeal
Carcinoma 91
(Robert J. Sinard, MD)
2. Tonsil Carcinoma 94
(Robert J. Sinard, MD)
3. Carcinoma of the
Larynx 97
(Larry L. Myers, MD)
4. Floor of Mouth Carcinoma 102
(John M. Truelson, MD)
5. Salivary Gland Mass 105
(Robert J. Sinard, MD)
6. Parapharyngeal Mass 108
(Michelle Marcincuk, MD)
7. Angiofibroma 115
(Robert T. Adelson, MD)
Chapter 3 - General
Otolaryngology
1. Chronic Middle Ear
Effusion 123
(Ravi N. Samy, MD, FACS)
2. Unilateral Nasal Mass 127
(Amber Luong, MD, PhD)
3. Dysphagia – Pharynx
(Zenker’s) 134
(Neelesh Mehendale, MD)
4. Dysphagia 138
(Robert J. Sinard, MD)
5. Epistaxis 141
(Michelle Marcincuk, MD)
6. Epiglottis 145
(Amy Brenski, MD)
7. Obstructive Sleep Apnea 149
(John M. Truelson, MD)
8. Mandibular Fracture 153
(Jesse E. Smith, MD)
9. Maxillary Fracture 158
(Jesse E. Smith, MD)
10. Nasal Fracture 163
(Robert T. Adelson, MD)
11. Orbital Floor
Fracture 168
(Jesse E. Smith, MD)
12. Penetrating Neck
Trauma 173
(Michelle Marcincuk, MD)
13. Blunt Neck Trauma 178
(Jesse E. Smith, MD)
14. Sialolithiasis 182
(Robert T. Adelson, MD)
15. Transection of Stensen’s
Duct 188
(Robert T. Adelson, MD)
16. Ludwig’s Angina with
Tracheotomy 193
(Larry L. Myers, MD)
17. Necrotizing Fasciitis of
the Neck 196
(Barbara A. Schultz, MD)
Chapter 4 - Laryngology
1. Unilateral Vocal Cord
Paralysis 201
(Daniel Ratcliff, MD)
2. Vocal Cord Nodule 204
(Michael Yium, MD)
3. Spasmodic Dysphonia 208
(Daniel Ratcliff, MD)
4. Laryngotracheal Trauma 211
(Alan D. Murray, MD)
5. Acquired Subglottic
Stenosis 216
(Larry L. Myers, MD)
Chapter 5 - Pediatric
1. Stridor 221
(Romaine F. Johnson, MD)
2. Subglottic Stenosis 224
(Alan D. Murray, MD)
3. Foreign Body in the
Airway 229
(Alan D. Murray, MD)
4. Craniofacial Anomaly 233
(Brett A. Miles, DDS, MD and
John E. McClay, MD)
5. Lymphatic
Malformation/Lymphangioma 243
(Brett A. Miles, DDS, MD and
John E. McClay, MD)
6. Tracheoesophageal
Fistula 251
(John E. McClay, MD)
7. Tracheomalacia 258
(Romaine F. Johnson, MD)
8. Juvenile Papilloma 262
(Michelle Marcincuk, MD)
9. Choanal Atresia 267
(Brett A. Miles, DDS, MD and
Orval Brown, MD)
Chapter 6 - Rhinology
1. Recurrent Sinusitis 273
(Amber Luong, MD, PhD)
2. Chronic Sinusitis 279
(Amber Luong, MD, PhD)
3. Sphenoid Sinusitis 286
(Daniel Ratcliff, MD)
4. Acute Frontal
Sinusitis 290
(Amber Luong, MD, PhD)
5. Cerebrospinal Fluid
Rhinorrhea 296
(Neelesh Mehendale, MD)
6. Maxillary Squamous Cell
Carcinoma 301
(Lance Oxford, MD)
7. Ethmoid Adenocarcinoma 305
(Lance Oxford, MD)
8. Wegener’s
Granulomatosis 309
(C. Spencer Cochran, MD)
9. Allergic Fungal
Rhinosinusitis 312
(Amber Luong, MD, PhD)
10. Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis 319
(Amber Luong, MD, PhD)
11. Allergic
Rhinosinusitis 324
(Joseph R. Williams, MD)
12. Vasomotor Rhinitis 327
(Joseph R. Williams, MD)
13. Frontal Sinus
Fracture 330
(Joseph Leach, MD)
14. Orbital Abscess
(Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess)334
(C. Spencer Cochran, MD)
15. Exophthalmos from
Thyrotoxicosis 337
(Michael Yium, MD)
16. Nasal Dermoid Sinus
Cysts 343
(Bryan Tigner, MD)
Chapter 7 - Cosmetic Facial
Surgery
1. Rhinophyma 347
(Allison Pontius, MD)
2. Facial Reanimation 353
(Allison Pontius, MD)
3. Complex Laceration
Involving The Eyelid
and Lacrimal System 360
(Allison Pontius, MD)
4. Complex Lip Laceration 368
(Joseph Leach, MD)
5. Blepharoplasty 371
(Joseph Leach, MD)
6. Rhytidectomy 375
(Allison Pontius, MD)
7. Nasal Septal
Reconstruction (Septoplasty) 382
(Joseph Leach, MD)
8. Rhinoplasty 386
(Joseph Leach, MD)
