Francesco Mattioli – författare

This atlas is designed to offer a comprehensive and step-by-step guidance on Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomies (OPHLs). Thanks to these surgical procedures, a functional portion of larynx can be preserved, and the patient can maintain voice and swallowing function. Besides the detailed description of the surgical techniques, the book covers the post-operative care, the management of complications and the dysfunctional operated larynx. Enriched with high-definition illustrations, the work enables the reader to understand the key aspect of this complex surgery and to use it in surgical settings or during dissection courses. Written by a team of renowned experts in the field, this Atlas of Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomy is a unique and invaluable practical resource for ENT surgeons who want to understand when and how these procedures should be performed.

This superbly illustrated atlas provides step-by-step descriptions of surgical procedures to the airways based on use of the sheep as an animal model, which has been demonstrated scientifically to be comparable to the human. The procedures covered – tracheotomy, laryngotracheoplasty, slide tracheoplasty, tracheal reconstruction, partial cricotracheal reconstruction, and main endoscopic techniques – are relevant to a range of frequent surgical indications, such as stenosis, laryngotracheomalacia, and tracheal tumor. The book is the first to describe such surgery on the basis of this animal model and includes a full description of preparation of the model. The practical guidance provided will equip surgical trainees with the knowledge required before embarking on these procedures in humans, but will also be highly relevant to more experienced surgeons wishing to upgrade their skills. The book is the outcome of a successful collaboration between the Head and Neck Surgery Departments of the University Hospital of Modena and the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome.