Surgical Topics
This OTOSource tab includes a comprehensive list of surgical topics relevant to each unit. As videos become available they will be linked under each respective topic.
UNIT: RHINOLOGY
ENDOSCOPIC
- Rhinoscopy / Nasal Endoscopy
- Spetoplasty
- Turbinoplasty
- Inferior Meatus Antrostomy
- Maxillary Antrostomy
- Ethmoidectomy
- Sphenoidotomy
- Frontal Sinusotomy (Draf I, II, III)
- Trans-Pterygoid Approach-Pterygomaxillary Fissure/ Sphenoid
- Repair of Rhinologic CSF Leaks
- Orbital / Optic Nerve Decompression
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Medial Maxillectomy
- Hypophysectomy
- Endoscopic Approaches to the Anterior/Middle Skull Base
NON-ENDOSCOPIC
- Septoplasty
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Epistaxis Management
- External Approaches to the Paranasal Sinuses
UNIT: LARYNGOLOGY, VOICE and SWALLOWING
ENDOSCOPIC APPROACHES
- Direct Laryngoscopy/ Microlaryngoscopy (Non-Cancer)
- Principles of Phonosurgery
- Injection Laryngoplasty
- Laser Surgery
- Rigid and Flexible Esophagoscopy
EXTERNAL APPROACHES
- Framework Surgery (Thyroplasty 1-4 / Arytenoid Adduction)
- Cricotracheal Resection
- Arytenoidectomy/ Arytenoidopexy
- Vocal Fold Reanimation
- Excision of Benign Laryngeal Lesions
- Zenker’s Diverticulectomy
- Cp Interventions: Myotomy, Botox Injections, Dilatation
- Surgical Techniques for Chronic Aspiration
- Tracheotomy
UNIT: ADULT SLEEP MEDICINE
- Snoring Surgery
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Tongue Reduction including Radiofrequency
- Tongue Suspension
- Maxillomandibular Advancement
- Hyoid Suspension
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator
- Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
UNIT: PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
- Tonsillectomy/ Adenoidectomy
- Excision of Congenital and Sinus Cysts (Branchial Cleft, and Thyroglossal Duct)
- Neck Abscess Drainage (Pediatric)
- Treatment of Laryngeal Clefts / Tracheoesophageal Fistulas
- Reconstruction of Cleft Lip and Palate Deformities
- Repair of Caustic Ingestion Injuries of Pharynx and Esophagus / Thermal Injury of Upper or Lower Airway
- Removal of Foreign Bodies of Aerodigestive Tract
- Laryngotracheoplasty
- Epiglottoplasty
- Resection of Vascular Malformations (Lymphatic, Venous, and Hemangioma)
UNIT: OTOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY
- Canaloplasty / Meatoplasty
- Myringotomy
- Tympanoplasty
- Middle Ear Exploration
- Stapedotomy
- Ossiculoplasty
- Congenital Middle Ear Reconstruction
- Tympanomastoidectomy
- Transtympanic Installation of Ototopical Drugs
- Labyrinthectomy
- Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma and Other Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors
- Superior Canal Dehiscence Repair
- Cochlear Implantation
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid/ Implantation
- Approach to the Jugular Foramen
- Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base
- Encephalocele and CSF Leak Repair
- Facial Nerve Surgery
- Perilymph Fistula Repair
UNIT: HEAD & NECK ONCOLOGY
SALIVARY GLAND
- Parotidectomy
- Submandibular Gland Resection
- Sialoloendoscopy
LIP AND ORAL CAVITY
- Lip Resection
- Intraoral Resection
- Glossectomy
- Mandibulectomy/ Mandibular Osteotomy
PHARYNX/ PARAPHARYNGEAL SPACE
- Tonsillectomy (Adult)
- Excision of Parapharyngeal Space Mass (Including Chemodectoma, Neurilemmoma Removal)
- Pharyngotomy
- Transoral Surgery (TORS, TLM)
- Video Panel Transoral Surgery (AHNS)
- Tranoral Laser Surgery (AHNS)
LARYNX
- Direct Laryngoscopy / Microlaryngoscopy (Cancer)
- Partial (Laser and Open) Laryngectomies
- Total Laryngectomy / Pharyngectomy
- Surgical Voice Restoration (TEP)
- Larygofissure
NECK
- Drainage Deep Neck Abscess (Adult)
- Cervical Lymph Node Biopsy
- Sentinel Node Biopsy (Cutaneous and Mucosal)
- Neck Dissection
THYROID/PARATHYORID
- Thyroidectomy
- Parathyroidectomy
TRACHEA
- Tracheal Resection
RECONSTRUCTION
- Oral Cavity Reconstruction
- Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction
- Mandibular Reconstruction
MISCELLANEOUS
- Maxillectomy (with or without Orbital Exenteration)
- Partial Maxillectomy
- Nasal Resection
- Skull Base Surgery (Anterior Fossa)
UNIT: FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
- Rhinoplasty / Revision Rhinoplasty / Aging Rhinoplasty / Reduction
- Rhytidectomy
- Forehead/ Browlift
- Blepharoplasty and Other Periorbital Procedures
- Facial Implants
- Scar Revision
- Otoplasty and Auricular Reconstruction/ Microtia Repair
- Extratemporal Facial Reanimation
- Soft Tissue Expansion
- Excision of Skin Lesions
- Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects – Traumatic and Mohs
- Skin Resurfacing Techniques
UNIT: TRAUMA
- Soft Tissue Simple and Complex Closure
- Closed Nasal Reduction
- Closed Reduction (Gilles / Keen) Reduction Zygomatic Arch Fracture)
- Approaches to the Midface
- Manidbulomaxillary Fixation
- Orif Zmc Fracture
- Orif Mandible Fracture
- Approaches to the Orbit
- Nasolobitoethmoid (NOE) Fracture
- Penetrating Neck Trauma (Zones I, II, III)