Category: Coblator Surgery
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Laryngeal Cancer Due to Smoking: Treatment
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, DLO.Consultant ENT Surgeon. Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India Smoking is the main cause of cancer of the Larynx. Smokers are about 5 to 35 times more likely to develop laryngeal cancer than non-smokers. Alcohol is another important risk factor for laryngeal cancer, and acts as a promoter of the cancer causing process.…
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Nasal Polypectomy by Microdebrider
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, DLO.Consultant ENT Surgeon. Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India Microdebriders have been gaining acceptance in ENT Surgery and use since their initial introduction in 1993. A microdebrider is a rotary cutting tool commonly used in ear, nose and throat surgeries. It is often used to shave tissue and bone. The tool is hooked…
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Obesity and Sleep Apnea Surgery in India
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, DLO.Consultant ENT Surgeon. Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India Snoring and sleep apnea is very common in obese patient and vice verse.Type 2 diabetes also common in these patients as a complication of snoring sleep apnea.Here an obese patient weighing 115kg is undergoing surgery to cure severe OSA (500+), he was not able…