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Edited by Rinaldo F. Canalis and Paul R. Lambert. 900 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. $179. ISBN 0-7817-1558-X.

This book is an overview of today's knowledge of all topics concerning otology, written by a group of recognized authorities. Basic science, diagnostic methods, and treatments related to diseases of the ear are extensively described.

Each of the book's 12 chapters ends with a summary of the essentials. The introductory historical review mentions a number of otologists who made important contributions to otology, but regrettably not the Nobel laureates Robert Bárány and Georg von Békésy, who were pioneers in the field of the physiology of hearing and balance.

The book will serve both residents in otology as a didactic tool . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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