In Grodno University Hospital mastered a new laser operation on the middle ear

A new microsurgical operation on the middle ear in otosclerosis - laser stapedoplasty - was introduced at the Grodno University Hospital. Belta writes about it.

The Main Department of Health of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee indicated that the classical stapedoplasty in otosclerosis, in which the auditory bone-strap loses mobility, was performed in the clinic before, but it was a modern laser device that allowed to raise it to a new level.

To replace the damaged strap with a microprosthesis, it is required to access it through the external auditory canal. Traditionally, a microscope and a surgical micro-tool were used for this. According to the new technology, the path to the strap is paved with a laser. Then, in accordance with a given exact size (and this is tenths of a millimeter), the laser automatically performs a smooth hole, into which the prosthesis is inserted. It is important that the so-called human factor is removed, which means that the likelihood of complications is reduced as much as possible.

The head of the scientific and clinical department of otorhinolaryngology and eye diseases of the university clinic, doctor of medical sciences, professor of GrSMU Oleg Khorov and his colleagues have already performed several successful operations of laser stapedoplasty to restore hearing to patients suffering from otosclerosis. Such assistance is relevant: the disease, according to international estimates, occurs in one person in a hundred, and women suffer mainly.

According to the doctor of medical sciences, laser surgery in otorhinolaryngology is confidently becoming an alternative to traditional approaches due to a number of its advantages. It provides ENT physicians with the high precision required when working in narrow and complex areas with a rich network of blood vessels. Such an operation in the Grodno University Hospital began to be performed first in the country.

The scope of practical application of the surgical laser in the department is increasing. Operations on the vocal cords have been mastered and already put on the flow in various formations, including benign tumors.