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Book Review

Color Atlas of ENT Diagnosis. 5th edition. Tony R. Bull,John S. Almeyda. New York: Thieme, 2010; 296 pp.$49.95.

The 5th edition of this dandy little book now has acoauthor. John S. Almeyda, a consultant ear, nose, andthroat (ENT) surgeon in Middlesex, United Kingdom,joins the original author Tony R. Bull of London. If youhave never owned a copy of any edition of this book, buyit now. It will educate and entertain any students or res-idents rotating with you, and you will enjoy looking atthe photos of diseases you do not see very often. This$45 book can also be useful in educating patients. It is acompact paperback book measuring approximately 8inches tall, 5 inches wide, and about inch thick.

This book consists mostly of high-resolution colorphotographs of patients with problems ranging from ton-sillitis to hypoglossal paralysis, relapsing polychondritis,and glomus jugulare. There are also some x-rays and ex-planatory drawings, and all figures are accompanied byshort, clear text explanations.

The first chapter illustrates and explains the ENTexam. Chapters after this are organized by anatomy:ear, nose, pharynx and larynx, head and neck. The chap-ters include detailed normal anatomy, common and

unusual conditions, intraoperative and before and afterphotos, and additional specific testing.

The differences between American and British Eng-lish are sometimes illustrated: auriscope instead ofotoscope, casualty for our emergency department, butthe context makes the meaning clear, so this is endear-ing rather than annoying.

If you own the 4th edition, should you also buy thenew 5th edition? The 4th edition had 569 illustrations,whereas the 5th has grown to 637. The first section ofthe ENT exam chapter is about examining the ear. Inthe 4th edition, this section was 26 pages long, contain-ing 54 photographs and seven drawings. The samesection in the 5th edition is 27 pages long with 50 photo-graphs and the same seven drawings. An impressive 15of the photos are new to this edition. They do not changethe content of the chapter much, but do give it a fresh,updated look.

So should you buy it if you already have the 4th edi-tion? I lean towards ‘‘yes,’’ because it is so handy to havearound, easy to carry, and a good value for the price.

Karen Calhoun, MDDepartment of Otolaryngology

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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