Ears, Nose and Throat Surgery

ENT surgery is concerned with the ears, nose and throat. The primary objectives in ENT surgery are to correct malformations and dysfunctions in these areas. ENT surgery procedures routinely performed at Little Company of Mary Hospitals include:

 
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Endoscopic sinus surgery is a procedure used to remove blockages in the sinuses due to chronic sinusitis (inflammation or infection of the sinuses), polyps or a deviated septum. Sinuses are air-filled cavities in the head. Sinusitis can impair breathing and cause pain. The procedure involves inserting an endoscope, a thin flexible lighted instrument, into the nose, providing an internal view of the sinuses. Surgical instruments are used in conjunction with the endoscope, to remove bone or other tissue blocking the sinus opening. Either general or local anesthesia may be used. Patients can usually go home the same day.

Septoplasty

The nasal septum is the cartilage and bony partition that separates the left and right nasal cavities. A crooked (deviated) septum can interfere with breathing, cause uncontrollable nosebleeds, repeated sinus infections or other complications. A septoplasty is performed to straighten out the deviation and relieve the obstruction. The procedure is performed through the nose, without an external incision. The damaged part of the septum is removed or reshaped. This procedure is performed under general or local anesthesia in an outpatient setting. A septoplasty, alone, does not change the external shape of the nose. It can be performed in conjunction with a rhinoplasty (plastic surgery of the nose).

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