Empty Nose Syndrome: Evidence Based Proposals for Inferior Turbinate Management, the first book entirely devoted to managing this potentially fatal syndrome, provides a thorough, up-to-date analysis of ENS and adds to the body of knowledge for doctors, surgeons, and trainees. The most common cause of ENS, a secondary atrophic rhinitis, is extensive surgical excision of healthy turbinate tissue. Drs. Eugene Barton Kern and Oren Friedman clarify readers’ understanding of ENS, offer readers with information on the most recent research on ENS, and go into great depth about how to prevent or minimize it in this timely reference.
Based on scientific research, it offers thorough coverage of the overall ENS problem and includes a substantial bibliography for further reading.
explains in detail how to treat the turbinate properly during nasal surgery and points out that, in most cases, ENS may be avoided.
includes chapters on ENS symptoms, important definitions, ENS diagnosis, ENS treatment choices, and more. It also provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of turbinate management.
assembles all of the current knowledge on this important subject into a single, practical reference.
