Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck
Head ofRoberto Gallus
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The Otorhinolaryngology Unit’s goal is to provide patients a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities for the most common diseases regarding the head and neck areas with specific focus on early diagnosis and follow-up of the oncological head and neck disease. The Otorhinolaryngology department is equipped particularly with NBI (Narrow Band Imaging) technology that provides cutting edge solutions for early detection of injuries and relapses in the specified area of expertise. The wide range of state-of-the-art instruments for surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses makes high definition endoscopic surgery and minimally invasive solutions possible.
Diseases treated and Services
- Audiovestibular symptoms
- Rhinological diseases
- Laryngology disorders
- Otoneurological, audiological evaluation (tonal and impedance audiometry tests)
- Rigid and flexible fiber optic evaluation with NBI technology in the ear-pharyngeal-laryngeal area
- Inflammatory and obstructive disorders of the nose and paranasal sinuses
- Salivary gland diseases
- Lateral cervical lumps
- Classification of hearing loss, balance problems, voice and swallowing disorders, nasal obstruction, nasal polyps, infectious ear diseases
- Initial diagnosis of head and neck tumors through a cytological examination with an ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the neoplasms
- Head and neck cancer follow-up
- Surgical treatment of nasal, sinus and salivary gland disorders
- Fibro Laryngoscopic evaluation while swallowing (FEES)
Outpatient Services
Services provided:- General visit (specialized visit)
- Medical exam of vestibular function
- Tonal audiometric test
- Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Laryngoscopy and other types of tracheoscopy
- Biopsy [needle biopsy] of glands or salivary ducts