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Some common routine procedures performed by an ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) and Head–Neck surgeons

Ear Procedures




  • Ear microsuction
  • Myringotomy with grommet (ventilation tube) insertion
  • Tympanoplasty (eardrum repair)
  • Mastoidectomy
  • Ossiculoplasty
  • Removal of ear polyps
  • Ear canal reconstruction
  • Cochlear implant surgery

Nose & Sinus Procedures

  • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy
  • Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
  • Septoplasty
  • Turbinoplasty / turbinate reduction
  • Nasal polypectomy
  • Endoscopic cauterization for epistaxis (nosebleed)
  • Rhinoplasty (functional/cosmetic)
  • Endoscopic CSF leak repair

Throat & Airway Procedures

  • Tonsillectomy
  • Adenoidectomy
  • Microlaryngeal surgery
  • Vocal cord polyp/nodule excision
  • Direct laryngoscopy
  • Tracheostomy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Esophagoscopy

Head & Neck Procedures

  • Thyroidectomy
  • Hemithyroidectomy
  • Excision of neck swelling/cyst
  • Salivary gland surgery
  • Submandibular gland excision
  • Parotidectomy
  • Lymph node biopsy
  • Head & neck tumor surgery

Office / Minor ENT Procedures


  • Ear wax removal
  • Foreign body removal (ear/nose/throat)
  • Nasal packing
  • Abscess drainage
  • Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy
  • Biopsy of oral/nasal lesions

Some important and commonly performed Head & Neck cancer surgeries include:

Oral Cavity Cancer Surgery


  • Wide local excision of oral cancer
  • Partial glossectomy (tongue surgery)
  • Hemiglossectomy
  • Mandibulectomy (jaw bone resection)
  • Maxillectomy

Neck cancer Surgery


  • Selective neck dissection
  • Modified radical neck dissection
  • Radical neck dissection

Laryngeal Cancer Surgery


  • Partial laryngectomy
  • Total laryngectomy
  • Laser laryngeal surgery
  • Supraglottic laryngectomy

Thyroid & Neck Tumor Surgery


  • Total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer
  • Hemithyroidectomy
  • Central compartment neck dissection
  • Lateral neck dissection

Salivary Gland Cancer Surgery


Parotidectomy

Submandibular gland excision

Nasal & Sinus Cancer Surgery


Endoscopic skull base surgery

Endoscopic tumor excision

Craniofacial resection

Pharyngeal Cancer Surgery


Oropharyngeal tumor resection

Hypopharyngeal tumor surgery

Reconstructive and airway procedure


Pectoralis major flap reconstruction

  • Local flap reconstruction
  • Tracheostomy
  • Phonosurgery
  • Tracheal Stenosis surgery