Christine Gralapp Book order (chronological)

Surgery of the Larynx and Trachea utilizes text and illustrations to detail 11 laryngeal and pharyngeal procedures. Based on the author s extensive experience in performing between 50 and 600 of each of the procedures described, the book shows in precise detail how to improve diagnostic and surgical technical acumen. The text incorporates over 400 color drawings by illustrator Christine Gralapp. The precise illustrations aid the reader in avoiding surgical pitfalls, preventing complications, and achieving best outcomes. Minimizing such risks as fistula after laryngectomy, stromal stenosis after laryngectomy, and/or tracheal stenosis after a tracheotomy are thoroughly examined. Specific procedures discussed include Teflon injection of the vocal cord, indirect laryngoscopy, and radical neck dissection, among others.