Pinna to Petrous
The ear, temporal bone and lateral skull base
From external-ear surgery to the temporal bone and lateral skull base, with attention to the decisions behind each operation.
799 pages · 32 chapters · Updated 27 October 2026
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Observe. Orient. Reflect.
Knowing the steps is only part of learning an operation. This volume brings operative technique into conversation with surgical reasoning: choosing an approach, developing exposure, recognising danger, preserving structures and reconsidering the plan.
The complete visual edition includes all 32 chapters, 250 original figure instances, concluding reflections and the subject index. Clinical text and illustrations are retained, with consistent visual styling, linked contents and chapter bookmarks.
For professional education. This visual update does not represent a new independent clinical review.
Chapters
- Surgical Anatomy of the External Ear
- Congenital & Acquired External Ear Surgery
- Otoplasty & Reconstruction of Auricular Defects
- External Auditory Canal Surgery
- Malignancy of the External Auditory Canal
- Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone
- Temporal Bone Imaging for the Surgeon
- Myringotomy, Ventilation Tubes & Myringoplasty
- Tympanoplasty
- Ossicular Reconstruction
- Cortical Mastoidectomy
- Canal Wall Up Mastoid Surgery
- Canal Wall Down Mastoid Surgery
- Cholesteatoma
- Difficult & Revision Mastoid Surgery
- Mastoid Obliteration & Canal Wall Reconstruction
- Otosclerosis & Stapes Surgery
- Implantable Hearing Devices
- Cochlear Implantation
- Difficult Cochlear Implantation
- Facial Nerve Surgery in the Temporal Bone
- Facial Reanimation & Functional Rehabilitation
- Lateral Skull Base Surgical Anatomy
- Vestibular Schwannoma: Surgical Strategy
- Retrosigmoid Approach
- Translabyrinthine Approach
- Middle Cranial Fossa Approach
- Jugular Foramen & Paraganglioma Surgery
- Petrous Apex & Petrosectomy Approaches
- Temporal Bone Resection for Malignancy
- Skull Base Reconstruction after Temporal Bone Resection
- Complications & Bailout Strategies in Lateral Skull Base Surgery
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Citation
Kathuria B. Pinna to Petrous: The ear, temporal bone and lateral skull base. Surgical Perspective, Book 2. 1st ed. GeNext MedEd Foundation; 2026. Updated visual edition, 27 October 2026.
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