2.
Skull base surgery focuses on treating conditions at the
base of the skull.
Areas included are the undersurface of the brain and
important nerves and vessels that exit out of the brain
to support senses such as sight, smell, and hearing.
3.
The challenge
is reaching these areas
without having to cut
through the skull and
retract the brain.
The goal is to get to and
operate on these
difficult areas with as
little impact on the
normal brain as
possible.
9.
Otorhinolaryngology skull base surgery is minimally
invasive and almost always performed using a team
approach.
Requires close co-ordination between
Otorhinolaryngologist, neurosurgeon, radiologist ,
medical oncologist and radiation oncologist.
Team work
10.
Lucrative yet short stay
Avoids external incisions or scars
Obviating the need for the translocation of
the maxillofacial skeleton.
Well suited to preserve neurologic, visual, and
masticatory functions as well as cosmesis.
Untapped frontier in the corporate segment
Advantages of EEA
11.
Rehabilitation for hearing loss post lateral skull base
procedures is mainly through cochlear implants
bone conduction hearing devices
