| Adenoidectomy |
Removal of swelling behind the nose ,seen commonly in children who breathe through their mouths |
| Tonsillectomy |
Removal of tonsils in recurrent tonsil infections |
| Branchial arch cyst/fistula excision |
Excision of brancial cysts which are congenital epithelial cysts present on the side of the neck as a swelling |
| Cricopharyngeal myotomy |
Dividing the cricipharyngeus muscle for treatment of cricopharyngeal spasm |
| Excision of pharyngeal pouch |
Also called zenker’s diverticulum, where in the pharyngeal lining protrudes through the pharyngeal muscles. May cause symptoms like difficulty in swallowing, cough while sleeping etc |
| Excision of pharyngeal pouch |
Also called zenker’s diverticulum, where in the pharyngeal lining protrudes through the pharyngeal muscles. May cause symptoms like difficulty in swallowing, cough while sleeping etc |
| Drainage of superficial neck abscess |
Removal of pus collected in the neck |
| Drainage of deep neck space infections |
Removal of pus collected in the neck |
| Biopsy/ excision of lesions of the oral cavity |
Lesions like leukoplakia, ulcers, erythroplakia, growths, cysts |
| Oral cavity/ oropharyngeal resections- mandibulectomy |
Done for cancers involving the mouth or the oropharynx |
| Excision of pre auricular sinus |
Excision of recurrently discharging opening/ swelling in front of the ear |
| Excision of sebaceous cyst |
Cysts of |
| Excision of lipoma |
Benign swelling involving the subcutaneous fat, may be found anywhere in the body |
| Excision of submandibular gland |
Removal of the gland below the jaw, for recurrent infections or calculi within the duct of the gland |
| Laryngocele repair |
Dilatations of the saccule of the laryngeal ventricle, excised through a small incision in the neck |
| Oroantral fistula repair |
Done to close an abnormal communication between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity |
| Hemi/ total thyroidectomy |
Removal of a part or whole of the thyroid gland, done for swellings, cysts or cancers involving the thyroid |
| Free flap reconstruction |
Free tissue transfer from one site of the body to another , in order to reconstruct an existing defect |
| Local flap reconstruction |
like advancement flaps, rotation flaps, transposition flaps etc |
| Lymph node biopsy |
To find out the cause for lymph node enlargement |
| Tongue tie release |
Release of a short ,tight band that connects the tip of tongue to the floor and restricts the tongue’s range of motion |
| Nasopharyngeal biopsy/ nasopharyngectomy |
Nasopharyngectomy is a type of endoscopic surgery done for nasopharyngeal carcinoma , when radiation therapy fails |
| Neck dissection |
selective, modified radical, radical- Clearance of lymph node disease involved in cancers of head and neck region |
| Oroantral fistula repair |
Repair of an abnormal communication between the maxillary sinus and oral cavity |
| Partial/ total laryngectomy |
Removal of a part of or the whole larynx in cancers of larynx |
| Sublingual gland excision |
Removal of gland found below the anterior floor of the mouth, in cases of plunging ranula, inflammations etc |
| Submandibular gland excision |
Submandibular gland is found just below the jaw and may require removal in cases like sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, tumours etc |
| Superficial and total parotidectomy |
Parotid gland is found below and behind the ear lobe and may require removal in cases of sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, tumours etc |
| Tracheostomy |
Tracheotomy is an opening made into the front of the neck, so that a tube can be placed into the windpipe and help the patient breathe |
| Tracheal resection |
Removal of a part of the trachea and reanastomosis for tracheal tumours, stenosis etc |
| UPPP/ Sleep surgery |
Surgical procedure to remove the tissues in the throat like uvula, soft palate, tonsil etc to widen the airway and relieve sleep apnea |
| Hemiglossectomy |
Removal of a part of the tongue in case of cancers of tongue |
| Total glossectomy |
Removal of the entire tongue in case of advanced cancers of tongue |
| Composite resection |
Removal of a part of the oral cavity and lower jaw for cancers of oral cavity or oropharynx |
| Nasopharyngectomy |
Done for recurrent tumours of tumours unresponsive to radiotherapy. |
| Surgery for tumours of major and minor salivary glands |
Surgery for both benign and malignant tumours of salivary glands |
| Medial /total maxillectomy |
Removal of a part of or whole of upper portion of the jaw bone, for treatment of cancers of oral cavity, nasal cavity, or maxillary sinuses |
