With rapid advances in surgical techniques in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery, development of suitable and sophisticated surgical instruments have revolutionized the investigation process to get exact diagnosis of disease conditions and surgical operations. And at the same time, the surgeon requires suitable instruments for proper performance of by operative procedures to his satisfaction.
Both the authors of this interesting book are well-experienced surgeons and they have been able to collect the information and photographs of most of the equipment and instruments that are being used in our specialty.
They have described in detail the names of instruments/ equipment and materials used in surgical procedures. And also highlighted the names of surgeons who invented or developed with their brief life history and contribution made in development of some of surgical steps of few procedures.
It is really fascinating to read about the history of development of ENT specialty and instruments used during the period between 14th and 18th Century, and how they struggled to invent/develop instruments without proper technological support.
In these days, we see a lot of instruments that were developed in those days have became obsolete and historical.
Most of the undergraduates and postgraduates books are lacking in sufficient information about the instruments, and this book gives most of the information required about instruments.
I complement and congratulate the authors for their hard work and skills to compile this useful book which will be very good guide to the undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners.
I strongly recommend it for all medical college and hospital libraries.
--A Mahadevaiah MBBS DABO (USA)
Basavanagudi ENT Care Center
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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