During one anesthesia session in Mykolaiv, doctors operated on an ear and removed the adenoids

At the otolaryngology department of Mykolaiv City Hospital No. 4, new minimally invasive techniques for treating ear and sinus conditions have been introduced. Modern endoscopic equipment has expanded the possibilities for complex surgeries to reconstruct the hearing system and treat several conditions at once.

The introduction of these techniques was made possible by an endoscopic system with a shaver and an HD camera, purchased last year. It gives surgeons a clear view of the surgical field, allowing them to remove abnormal tissue more precisely.

Techniques already being used at the department include:

• Endoscopic endonasal frontal sinusotomy — a procedure performed through the nasal cavity that requires no external incisions. It is used, among other things, to treat chronic frontal sinusitis, cysts, and polyps.
• Type II and III tympanoplasty — microsurgical reconstruction of the structures of the middle ear, including the eardrum and auditory ossicles. These operations aim to address the effects of chronic inflammation and injuries and to help preserve or improve hearing.

Another area of the department’s work is simultaneous surgery: several conditions are treated in a patient under one anesthetic.

Recently, doctors performed a complex middle ear procedure and, at the same time, removed grade four adenoids endoscopically. Combining the procedures made it possible to treat both the ear condition and the nasopharyngeal disorder that had been preventing the Eustachian tube from functioning properly.

Source: Mykolaiv City Council.

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