Medicine and Surgery

The core curriculum is divided, considering the pathologies of the different systems, into: nose, oropharynx, larynx and neck and ear. PATHOLOGY OF THE NOSE, PARANASAL SINUS AND NASOPHARYNX - Endoscopic anatomy - Notes on the pathophysiology of the nasal mucosa and the Eustachian tube - Sinus-nasal congestion and infection (rhinitis, rhinopathy, acute and chronic sinusitis) - Nasal obstruction syndrome in children and adults - Benign and malignant tumors of the nose and paranasal sinuses - Tumors of the nasopharynx - Naso-sinuso-facial emergencies (epistaxis, nasal bone fractures, rhinorrhea) PHARYNX PATHOLOGY - Acute and chronic pharyngitis - Acute and chronic tonsillitis; metafocal disease - Neoplasms of the oropharynx - Pathology of the salivary glands - Snoring and OSAS PATHOLOGY OF THE LARYNX AND NECK - Laryngeal sphincter function - Pharyngo-laryngeal unit - Dysphagia - Organic and functional dysphonias - Pre-cancerous lesions of the larynx - Benign and malignant neoplasms of the larynx - Laryngeal dyspnea and indications for tracheotomy - Laryngeal trauma - Foreign bodies of the airways and digestive tracts. EAR PATHOLOGY - Pathophysiology of auditory and vestibular function - External ear infections - Acute and chronic middle ear infections and their complications - Otosclerosis - Labyrinth pathologies - Vertigo and m. of Meniere - Acoustic neuroma - Paraganglioma of the temporal bone - Paralysis of the facial nerve - Otological emergencies (tympanic perforation, sudden deafness, acute mastoiditis, otoliquorrhea, temporal fractures).

knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the auditory, laryngeal and upper respiratory tract systems

Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery