DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC EAR, NOSE, THROAT & AIRWAY SURGERY

Airway problems are very common in Children. It can be congenital or acquired. Pediatric Airway surgeries are very challenging and need a dedicated team comprising Pediatric ENT & Airway surgeon, Anesthesiologists and Intensivists.

KKCTH has a dedicated Pediatric Airway team headed by Renowned Airway Surgeon Dr. S. Thirunavukkarasu. We have round the clock pediatric ENT Emergency services

Our hospital is equipped with all kinds of Flexible and Rigid Airway Endoscopes, Microscopes and Micro laryngeal instruments.

Apart from Routine Pediatric ENT surgeries like Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy, Mastoidectomy, we do specialized Airway surgeries.

Specialized treatments offered:

  • Supraglottoplasty for Laryngomalacia
  • Laryngotracheal reconstructive Surgeries for Subglottic stenosis and Tracheal stenosis
  • Endoscopic Balloon Laryngoplasty and Tracheoplasty
  • Kashima Procedure for Bilateral vocal cord palsy
  • Cyst and Tumour Excision in the Airway
  • Laryngeal Web repair
  • Laryngotracheo esophageal cleft repair
  • Endoscopic repair and glue application for recurrent TEF
  • We are specialized in Tracheostomy Closure after correcting primary problems.
  • Bronchoscopy and Telescopic Foreign body Removal.
  • We do swallowing and feeding assessment (Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing-FEES, Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Study-VFSS)
  • We have a specialized Audiological unit and do complete hearing assessment, Speech & Language Assessment and Therapy.

The Department of Pediatric ENT and Airway surgery offers quaternary care for all the ailments in children holistically.