Nose Surgeries
Balloon Sinuplasty
Tiny telescopes called endoscopes revolutionised nasal and sinus surgery by letting the rhinologists or sinus surgeons ‘observe’ the insides of nasal and sinus passages. Newer advances – such as the balloon dilating catheter and its adaptation to sinus surgery – are improving sinus surgeries’ effectiveness and accuracy.
CSF Leak Repair
The brain is fully encased inside a lining called dura. The brain and the dura are positioned partly above the nose and the sinuses that are separated from them by a thin bone. Any perforation in the bone and the dura can leak the CSF(cerebrospinal fluid) straight into the nasal or the throat cavities.
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CSF leakage can occur due to a head injury, complication from sinus or brain injury or due to tumour removal from inside a sinus. The CSF leak becomes visible when clear fluid starts draining from the nose (usually from one nostril) or into the back of the throat (tastes salty).
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Sinus Surgery (FESS)
An endoscopic sinus surgery is usually undertaken to bring relief from chronic rhinosinusitis (inflammation in nose and sinuses that’s unrelieved for at least 3 months) that’s not responding satisfactorily to medications. The cause of this inflammation can be anything from infection, allergies and irritants to polyps (non-cancerous swelling of the nasal/sinus lining). Endoscopic sinusitis surgery can be undertaken under local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia.
Endoscopic DCR (Dacrocystorhinostomy)
An endoscopic sinus surgery is usually undertaken to bring relief from chronic rhinosinusitis (inflammation in nose and sinuses that’s unrelieved for at least 3 months) that’s not responding satisfactorily to medications. The cause of this inflammation can be anything from infection, allergies and irritants to polyps (non-cancerous swelling of the nasal/sinus lining). Endoscopic sinusitis surgery can be undertaken under local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia.
Septoplasty and Turbinate Surgery
A bent septum is a structural issue that cannot be rectified by medications or alternate therapies. Only a surgery can bring a bent septum to its correct place in the middle of the nose. A septoplasty can be done under local or general anaesthesia and it requires about 30-45 minutes.
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If either the bone or the tissue of the turbinates enlarges or swells up, it can obstruct nasal airflow. Turbinates’ size reduction can be achieved either by shrinking them or by taking a chunk out of them.
