Description
Book SynopsisThis book is comprised of eight chapters, each of which describes a recent advancement in the field of health and disease. Chapter One discusses the opportunities created by technological advancement for treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Chapter Two presents a review of the last five years of pharmacological development related to treatment of high uric acid levels in blood and gout. Chapter Three describes the patterns of behaviour that put adolescents at risk for developing obesity or overweight and details prevention and treatment methods. Chapter Four describes principle complications and their management associated with endoscopic sinus surgery. Chapter Five proposes a review of classification of transphenoidal skull base approaches and shows the main transnasal corridors to the sphenoid sinus based on the anatomical sphenoidal target and extension of pathology. Chapter Six discusses the minimally invasive sinus technique and the differences between it and functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Chapter Seven evaluates the efficacy and safety of prolonged low-dose clarithromycin therapy in patients with chronic polyp rhinosinusitis after endoscopic breast surgery. Finally, Chapter Eight evaluates the usefulness of computer-assisted navigation in endoscopic sinus surgery.
Table of ContentsPreface; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Promising Technologies for the Management of the Disease; Recent Highlights on Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors: Focus on Preclinical Studies; Behavioral Risk Factors for Overweight or Obesity in Adolescents; Guide to the Management of Complications in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (ESS); Main Corridors in the Transphenoidal Skull Base Surgery; The Minimally Invasive Sinus Surgery Technique; The Role of Clarithromycin in the Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis; The Role of Computer Assisted Navigation in the Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for the Chronic Rhinosinusitis; Index.
