ENT

“Premium care. Personal touch.”

VMCH&RI has top of the line otolaryngologist, audiologist and speech therapist in the department of ENT to deliver best Ear, Nose and Throat care. The ideally suited technology and infrastructure that caters to varied ENT ailments.

The ENT department of VMCH&RI offers handpicked and framed curriculum as per MCI norms. VMCH&RI offers a massive facility that accommodates varied disciplines of medical ailments which in turn brings about a varied range of patients. Students are practically trained as they have visits that are scheduled frequently with the expert clinicians, physicians and technicians. The State of art surgical hands on training under the guidance of expert faculty further educates them on acquiring thorough knowledge on the specialty. Furthermore, the well laid out infrastructure with fully loaded library, museum, laboratories and scope for conducting research uplifts the capabilities of students of VMCH&RI.

Outpatient Services :

ENT OPD is adequately staffed with five full time ENT consultants who have vast experience in the field of otolaryngology, Head & Neck surgery. OPD is well equipped with an ENT treatment unit, diagnostic endoscopy, audiology, speech, swallow therapy services and minor OT etc. In OPD, consultants handle patients with problems in the ear, nose, throat, head and neck region regularly.

Minor procedures like diagnostic endoscopy of Head & Neck region, ear lobe repair, foreign body removal, excision of small lesions, I&D for abscess are done on OPD basis. ENT department has a soundproof audiology room with facilities for various audiological investigations like pure tone audiometry (PTA), Oto acoustic emissions (OAE), Impedance audiometry, Brain stem evoked response audiometry (BERA). Also there is one full time speech/swallow therapist who educates rehabilitation techniques for patients with voice and swallowing difficulty.

Inpatient Services :

VMCH&RI has a dedicated ENT ward with 30 beds (general category). There is a general ward where a common man can avail a bed and food at no cost. Besides other services like blood tests, imaging and surgical procedures are done at subsidized rates. There are sophisticated rooms for patients looking for privacy. Medical experts and support staff are compassionate and prompt in their services.

Diagnostics :

The Department of ENT is located on the first floor of VMCH&RI RI with spacious well-lit OPD rooms.

• Nasal Endoscopy
• OTOEndoscopy
• Video Laryngoscopy
• Bronchoscopy(Diagnostics/Therapeutic)
• Oesophagoscopy (Diagnostics/Therapeutic)
• Foreign body Removal
• Pure tone Audiometry
• Impedance Audiometry

Surgeries performed:

Departmental faculties routinely perform all types of major and minor ENT, head & neck surgeries. ENT operation theatre is located in the Main OT complex on 2 nd floor. ENT operation theatre is a modular OT and has all advanced instruments like Leica operating microscope, Storz HD camera with endoscope system, Medtronic microdebrider, Microsurgical otological drill system, etc.

List of surgical procedures:

• Tonsillectomy
• Adenoidectomy
• Grommet insertion
• Mastoidectomy
• Facial nerve decompression
• FESS
• Endoscopic septoplasty
• Rhinoplasty
• Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
• Endoscopic excision of nasal & para nasal mass
• Micro laryngeal surgery
• Laser cordotomy
• Surgery for snoring correction
• Surgery for Head & Neck masses
• Thyroid surgery.
• Parotidectomy
• Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery
• Mastoidectomy
• Stapedotomy
• Micro ear surgeries
• Micro laryngeal surgery
• Surgeries for snoring & Sleep apnoea

Advanced surgeries:

Departmental faculty routinely performs complicated surgery along with neurosurgeons, cardio- thoracic surgeons, Oral & maxillofacial surgeons.

• Endoscopic repair of CSF rhinorrhea
• Endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy (pituitary surgery)
• Endoscopic assisted craniofacial resection
• Head & neck cancer surgery
• Mandibular swing approach for H&N tumors
• Surgery for Laryngotracheal stenosis.

The ENT department of VMCH&RI has a conducive working environment with friendly staff who are committed to serve the needy patients.