surgery of the trachea and bronchi by hermes c. grillo, bc decker, inc., hamilton, ontario, canada,...

BOOK REVIEW

Karen T. Pitman, MD, Section Editor

SURGERY OF THE TRACHEA AND BRONCHI

By Hermes C. Grillo, BC Decker, Inc., Hamilton,Ontario, Canada, 2003, 992 pp, $208.95

Many thoracic reference books lack detailed and

dedicated but readable sections on tracheal/bronchial

surgery. Indeed, as Dr. Hermes Grillo mentions in his

acknowledgment in Surgery of the Trachea and Bron-

chi, tracheal surgery crosses anatomic boundaries and

spans multiple surgical specialties. Therefore, it is

important for well-trained and knowledgeable head

and neck and thoracic surgeons to be well educated on

tracheal and bronchial surgery. Surgery of the Trachea

and Bronchi meets the challenge for a comprehensive

textbook for understanding and performing tracheal

and bronchial surgery.

Surgery of the Trachea and Bronchi is a well-

organized textbook with great style and flow in its

presentation. This textbook covers the alpha to omega,

beginning with the essentials of anatomy and physiol-

ogy, proceeding to disease states both for children and

adults, and concluding with the current treatment and

techniques. I was especially pleased to see a chapter

dedicated to tracheal stenting.

The textbook is highly readable and excels in the

medical illustration department. The variety of illus-

trations, including imaging photographs, graphs, and

schematics, are used in an efficient manner to aid the

reader in understanding the corresponding content. In

addition, the variety of subspecialties represented com-

bined with the experience of the contributors adds to

the credibility and usefulness of this textbook.

I found this textbook highly informative, well or-

ganized, and enjoyable to read. Surgery of the Trachea

and Bronchi is a valuable asset to and possibly a ‘‘must

have’’ for head and neck and thoracic surgeons alike

who intend to include tracheal and bronchial surgery

in their practice.

KAREN THOMPSON, DO

Jackson, Mississippi

Head & Neck 27: 1114, 2005Published online 1 November 2005 in Wiley InterScience(www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/hed.20341

B 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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