ENT Special Procedures

Among the special procedures performed by the ENT physicians at Nicklaus Children's are:

  • Head and neck cancer and tumor surgery
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic surgery for pediatric airway disorders
  • Speech fluoroscopy
  • Removal of foreign bodies from the ears, nose and throat
  • Treatment for complex head and neck tumors
  • Treatment of symptoms resulting from cystic fibrosis
  • Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for children with bleeding disorders
  • Routine procedures performed on children with high-risk medical problems
  • Evaluation and treatment for facial trauma
  • Routine and complex surgery for pediatric sinus disease
  • Treatment for craniofacial disorders
  • Treatment for complex airway diseases
  • Treatment for various pediatric otology and neurotology diseases, including mastoid disorders and tumors of the cerebellopontine angle
  • Additionally, physicians perform reconstruction of the eardrum or associated ossicles and repair of congenital aural atresia

Radioactive Iodine Therapy

A treatment for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer that will destroy thyroid cells, including cancerous cells, without impacting the rest of the body.

Neck and Thyroid Surgery

When all or part of the thyroid gland needs to be removed due to thyroid cancer or another medical condition, this neck surgery is known as thyroid surgery, or a thyroidectomy.

Adrenal and Parathyroid Surgery

Adrenal and parathyroid surgeries are two different forms of surgery related to the endocrine system.

Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

A less invasive method of biopsy that is performed by an interventional radiologist and uses a needle to gather the tissue sample.

High-Definition Ultrasonography

A medical imaging test performed with a handheld instrument known as a transducer.

Thyroid, Parathyroid and Body Scans

CT scans to look for potential abnormalities in the glands, to a thyroid whole body scan to look for residual thyroid tissue after the organ has been surgically removed.

Thyroid Function Tests

When there is a problem with the function of the thyroid gland, such as hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism or another medical condition, they may recommend thyroid function tests.