Procedures

The Fellow will be exposed to the range of Pediatric Otolaryngology cases and will gradually progress in autonomy on assessments of overall competency by the attending surgeons. Surgical cases performed at Connecticut Children’s recently include:

Otology
Bilateral Myringotomy with tube insertion
Myringoplasty
Tympanoplasty
Mastoidectomy
Cochlear Implant

Rhinology
Nasal Endoscopy
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Periorbital or subperiosteal orbital abscess
Resection of inferior turbinates
Septoplasty
Repair of Choanal atresia
Congenital midline nasal masses

Oral Cavity/Oropharynx
Tonsillectomy / Adenoidectomy
Peritonsillar abscess
Retropharyngeal abscess
Ranula

Head and Neck
Deep Neck abscess
Branchial cleft cyst
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Pre-auricular pit
Surgical management of sialorrhea
Parotidectomy
Thyroidectomy

Airway
Direct Laryngoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Laryngeal microsurgery
Dilation of trachea
Laryngotracheal reconstruction
Tracheostomy
Airway Foreign Body

Esophagus
Esophageal Foreign Body