Otolaryngology

	Cleft lip and palate Microchapters
Home
Patient Information
Overview
Pathophysiology
Causes
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Treatment
Surgery
Psychosocial Issues
Primary Prevention
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Case #1
Otolaryngology On the Web
Most recent articles
cited articles
Review articles
CME Programs
Powerpoint slides
Images
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Otolaryngology All Images X-rays Echo & Ultrasound CT Images MRI
Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse
NICE Guidance
FDA on Otolaryngology
CDC on Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology in the news
Blogs on Otolaryngology
Directions to Hospitals Treating Cleft lip and palate
Risk calculators and risk factors for Otolaryngology

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disorders. The full name of the specialty is otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Practitioners are called otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons, or sometimes otorhinolaryngologists (ORL). A commonly used term for this speciality, although somewhat out of favor, is ENT (ear, nose and throat). The term comes from the Greek ωτολαρυγγολογία (oto = genitive for ear, laryngo = genitive for larynx/throat, logy = study) and it literally means the study of ear and neck. The full term ωτορινολαρυγγολογία (otorhinolaryngology), also includes rhino, which is the genitive of nose.

Explanation

Otolaryngologists are medical doctors (MD,MBBS,MBChB,etc.) or osteopathic doctors (DO) who complete at least five years of surgical residency training. Currently, this comprises one year in general surgical training and four years in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery; in the past it varied between two and three years of each. Otolaryngology is considered to be one of the most competitive residency fields to match into.

Following residency training, some otolaryngologists elect to complete advanced subspeciality fellowship training which can range from one to three years in duration.

Subspecialties

(*Currently recognized by American Board of Medical Subspecialties)

Head and Neck	Facial plastics*	Otology	Neuro-otology*	Rhinology/Sinus	Laryngology	Pediatrics*	Sleep*
Surgical oncology	Facial cosmetics	Ear	Middle and inner ear	Sinusitis	Voice therapy	VeloPalatine-Insufficiency
Reconstruction	Maxillofacial	Hearing	Temporal bone	Allergy	Phono-surgery	Cleft Lip and Palate
Endocrine surgery	Trauma		Skull base	Anterior skull base		Airway
			Dizziness	Apnea and snoring		Vascular Malformations
						Cochlear Implant/BAHA

Topics in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Contributors please visit the new Current Otorhinolaryngology WikiBook project[2] before posting your academic topics here. High-level professional-quality material needed!

General Otolaryngology

Deviated septum
Laryngitis - inflammation of larynx and vocal cords producing hoarsness
Parotitis - inflammation of the parotid glands
Pharyngitis - inflammation of the pharynx producing symptoms more or less similar to tonsilitis
Snoring and sleep apnea
Tonsillitis - inflammation of tonsils producing pain, odynophagia(painful swallowing), fever etc...