In this unique book, Sir Donald Harrison draws on his wide-ranging experience as a surgeon and comparative anatomist to produce an authoritative and detailed account of the anatomy and physiology of the mammalian larynx. His investigation of the larynx has involved the study of over 1400 specimens of mammalian larynges from around the world, as well as using data from his own clinical experiences. The comparative morphology of the larynx is discussed from a developmental and functional perspective and the involvement of the larynx in respiration, locomotion and vocalisation is highlighted. Throughout the book the relationship of structure to function is drawn out and the clinical relevance of features of the human larynx is emphasised. This book will be an invaluable reference for all researchers and clinicians involved in laryngology as well as for anatomists, zoologists and anaesthesiologists.

Within a 25 year period, 118 patients with a definitive diagnosis of familial hemorrhagic telangiectasia were treated for recurrent epistaxis. Twenty‐eight patients had dermoplasty but 67 patients received large dose estrogen therapy using ethinyl estradiol. The latter regime proved successful in every patient and the side effects and possible disadvantages of this treatment are considered in detail.

During the period between 1965 and 1983, 101 pharyngolaryngoesophagectomies with primary pharyngogastric anastomosis were carried out for primary hypopharyngeal cancer at The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, England. The Hospital mortality rate was 11%; postoperative complications such as pleural effusion and regurgitation of bile occurred in all patients. Successful swallowing occurred in all patients before they left the hospital‐usually within 2 wk of surgery. An actuarial survival rate of 58% was obtained for the entire group.

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