Empty Nose Syndrome, 1st Edition

1. Introduction and overview
2. The scope of the empty nose syndrome (ENS)
3. Pathophysiology of the empty nose syndrome (ENS)
4. Treatment options for ENS
5. The turbinates—an overview
6. Brief history of evidence-based medicine
7. The turbinates—management
8. How do you find the “Best Reduction Method” for inferior turbinate enlargement (“hypertrophy”) reduction?
9. Children and inferior turbinate reduction
10. Medical journals: judging the quality of the editors, the peer reviewers, plus the issue of plagiarism
11. Review, finishing touches, and closure

Eugene Barton Kern, MD, MS, George M. and Edna B. Endicott Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, Minnesota; Professor Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery Emeritus, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Clinical Professor Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, New York; Director, Gromo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Buffalo, New York, USA and Oren Friedman, MD, Director, Facial Plastic Surgery, Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA