SOMMAIRE : Principles of head, neck and thoracic surgery; Surgical materials and instrumentation; The oral cavity and oropharynx; The nose and nasopharynx; The ear; Emergency management of respiratory distress; Brachycephalic airway disease; The larynx; The extrathoracic trachea; The oesophagus; The thyroid and parathyroid glands; Thoracic wall anatomy and surgical approaches; The pleural cavity and its drainage; The intrathoracic trachea and mainstem bronchi; The lung; Heart (including pericardium) and great vessels; The mediastinum; The diaphragm; Appendix: Conversion tables; Index.