Otolaryngology or ENT (ear, nose, and throat) is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck.
The Medtourism Group professional staff of Otolaryngologists diagnoses and treats both medically and surgically (including microscopic surgery) diseases in the following fields:
Head and neck oncology
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx
- Oral cancer
- Skin Cancer of the head & neck
- Thyroid cancer (thyroidectomy)
- Salivary gland cancer
- Parathyroid glands cancer (parathyroidectomy)
Otology and neuro-otology
- Dizziness
– Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
– Labyrinthitis/vestibular neuronitis
– Meniere’s disease/endolymphatic hydrops
– Perilymphatic fistula
– Acoustic neuroma - Hearing loss
- Mastoiditis
- Otitis (external / medial / internal) [inflammation]
- Perforated eardrum (hole in the eardrum due to infection, trauma, explosion or loud noise)
- Ear surgery
Rhinology
Rhinology pertains to sinus diseases and the anterior skull base.
- Environmental allergies
- Sinusitis – acute, chronic
- Rhinitis
- Empty nose syndrome
Pediatrics
- Adenoidectomy
- Caustic ingestion
- Cricotracheal resection
- Decannulation
- Laryngomalacia
- Laryngotracheal reconstruction
- Myringotomy and tubes
- Obstructive sleep apnea – pediatric
- Tonsillectomy
Laryngology
- Dysphonia / hoarseness
– Laryngitis
– Reinke’s edema
– Vocal cord nodules and polyps - Spasmodic dysphonia
- Tracheostomy
- Cancer of the larynx
- Vocology – science and practice of voice habilitation
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
(in co-operation with Plastic Surgeons)
- Rhinoplasty and septoplasty
- Browlift
- Blepharoplasty
- Otoplasty
- Genioplasty
- Injectable cosmetic treatments
- Trauma to the face
– Nasal bone fracture
– Mandible fracture
– Orbital fracture
– Frontal sinus fracture
– Complex lacerations and soft tissue damage - Skin cancer (for instance Basal Cell Carcinoma)
