Month: October 2012
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Microlaryngeal Surgery using Microdebrider
Microlaryngoscopy is the examination of the larynx (voice box) while the patient is under a general anaesthetic. Microlaryngoscopy is done to find and treat problems of the voice box, such as hoarseness of voice. An ENT surgeon will put a short metal tube (a laryngoscope) through the mouth into the voice box. A microscope is…
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Surgical Treatment of Snoring in India
(A patient having severe snoring and moderate sleep apnea is surgically treated by RF Coblation in Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, South India.)
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Pre Auricular Sinus Excision Using Microscope
Preauricular sinuses are malformations that result from incomplete fusion of 2 of the 6 hillocks that arise from the first and second branchial arches.Preauricular sinuses are common congenital malformations first described by Heusinger in 1864. Preauricular pits or sinuses are present in front of the ear. These are small skin lined tracks that lead from…