BookT. Metin Önerci, editor.
Summary: Nasal physiology and pathophysiology is a relatively neglected area, yet without a deep knowledge of the physiology it is impossible to understand the impact of structural changes and the process of disease development or to make sound treatment decisions. With the help of numerous tables, schematic drawings, and color photographs, this book will enable the reader to understand the nasal physiology and pathophysiology in detail. All four functions of the nose -- respiration, defense, olfaction, and cosmesis -- are covered. Each chapter addresses one important aspect in an accessible way, and each is written by an acknowledged expert on the topic under consideration. The various techniques of clinical evaluation of nasal function are fully discussed, and current trends and future directions in nasal physiologic research are also explored. This book will be of value to both practicing otorhinolaryngologists and novices in the field.
Contents:
Mucus, Goblet Cell, Submucosal Gland
Cilia, Ciliary Movement, and Mucociliary Transport
Functional Defense Mechanisms of the Nasal Respiratory Epithelium
Local Nasal Infl ammation: T Cells and B Cells
Mast Cells
Macrophage
The Neutrophil and Chronic Rhinosinusitis
The Role of Eosinophils in Rhinologic Diseases
Nasal NO and Its Role in the Physiology of the Nose and Diagnosis
Olfaction
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Sneezing and Itching: Mechanisms of the Symptoms
The Dry Nose
Physiology of the Aging Nose and Geriatric Rhinitis
Nutrition and the Upper Respiratory Tract
Nose as a Route for Drug Delivery
Physiology of Lacrimal Drainage
Intranasal Trigeminal Perception
Sinus Pain
Computational Fluid Dynamics of the Nasal Cavity
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nasal Breathing
Function of the Turbinates: Nasal Cycle
The Nasal Valves
Nose and Sleep Breathing Disorders
Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Physiology: Rhinomanometry
Acoustic Rhinometry
New Measurement Methods in the Diagnostic of Nasal Obstruction
Testing of Transport, Measurement of Ciliary Activity
Nasal Defensive Proteins: Distribution and a Biological Function
Assessment of Olfactory Function
Electron Microscopy and the Nose
Genetic Background of the Rhinologic Diseases
Vomeronasal Organ
Physiology of the Nasal Cartilages and Their Importance to Rhinosurgery
Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Growing Nasal Skeleton
Physiologic Concerns During Rhinoplasty
Nasal Pulmonary Interactions
Physiologic and Dentofacial Effects of Mouth Breathing Compared to Nasal Breathing
Nanomedicine and the Nose
The Nose and the Eustachian Tube.