Activity

Data: Department standard

SURGICAL ACTIVITY

The surgical activity is carried out for 35 hours per week in the modern centralized surgical unit, inaugurated in 2001, within which an Intensive Care Unit is integrated.

Our team is provided with the most sophisticated surgical equipment (microcamera, CO2 laser, operating microscope, ultrasonic scalpel, radiofrequency scalpel, microdebrider, AIDA (Artificial Intelligence for Document Automation) videodocumentation system, computerized NIMS (Nerve Integrity Monitor System) for intraoperating monitoring of nervous structures…..) allowing us to tackle in maximum safety all Otorhinolaryngoloy surgery scope with the most minimally invasive procedures.

In particular, besides the routine Otorhinolaryngology surgery, we daily carry out surgeries of:

FUNCTIONAL SURGERY OF NOSE

VIDEO-ENDOSCOPIC OF PARANASAL SINUSES

EAR MICROSURGERY

LARYNX MICROSURGERY

SALIVARY GLAND AND FACIAL NERVE MICROSURGERY

NECK SURGERY

SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA SURGERY

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY HEAD/NECK

SURGERY OF TEAR DUCTS

Surgical activity under private system: for information please call (+39) 045.6013465

OUTPATIENT ACTIVITY

The outpatient services are provided under agreement system after booking from Monday to Friday.

All booking can be made at the Unified Booking Center (CUP).

The medical team is on call for private examinations. For information about booking procedure please contact the number (+39) 045 6013765.

Divisional Outpatient Clinic

Specialized examinations are performed with possibility to carry out first level  audiologic diagnostics during the same session and postoperative check-up examinations.

Audiology

ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response), Otoemissions

Vestibology

VESTIBULAR TESTS, VIDEOONYSTAGMOGRAPHY (VNG) AND POSITIONING TEST

Video-endoscopy of upper airways

Rhinoscopy and Laryngoscopy a fibre ottiche con chirurgia e biopsie endoscopiche.

Otomicroscopy

Diagnostic and preoperative otoscopies with microscopy, and medications.

Oncologic Clinic

Check-up examinations for patients already treated and those sent by specialist physicians with specific diagnosis.

Tear Ducts Clinic (in collaboration with Ophthalmology Department)

Check-up examinations for patients already treated and those sent by specialist physicians with specific diagnosis.

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR MAIN HEALTH SERVICES

(Updated 1 May 2018)

· Divisional outpatient examinations: 6 months
· In-depth specialist tests (otomicroscopy, endoscopic tests): 20 days
· Examinations for cancer patients: 7 days
· First level audiologic diagnostics (audio-impedenzometer test): 7 days
· Second level audiologic diagnostics (ABR, OAE Otoacoustic Emissions, vestibular test, speech audiometry): 15 days
· Routine surgeries: 8 months
· Parotid surgeries: 12 months
· Ear microsurgery: 12 months

GENERAL INFORMATION ON MOST COMMON OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY PATHOLOGIES

This section of the website provides general information on the most common otorhinolaryngology pathologies, about the arrival at the Hospital and surgery. Anyone interested is invited to read them and then submit the questions.