Dr. Satish Nair has mastered himself in the field of Head and Neck Surgery and he is keen on devising new approaches and techniques that are minimally invasive and can improve the quality of life of patients in addition to curing the disease. Skull base surgeries are routinely performed by open approach due to the complex anatomy and the nearby critical structures, but open approach leave the patient with huge unsightly scar, severe post-operative pain and prolonged recovery time. Very few surgeons in the world perform minimally invasive or endoscopic skull base surgeries and Dr Nair is one among them. At SVASTII, we perform the endoscopic techniques for both anterior and lateral skull base surgeries which is more precise and a scarless technique. Dr Nair has performed over 500 endoscopic anterior and lateral skull base surgeries over the past five years with excellent results. Patients from all over the country and also international patients visit us for endoscopic skull base surgeries. Svastii has become a Center for Advanced Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery.
Skull base lesions can be divided into anterior and lateral based on the location. The anterior skull base lesions are approached endoscopically via the trans-nasal route (through the nose) and the lateral skull base is approached via ear.
All patients with the following disorders will need skull base surgery.
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ENDOSCOPIC ANTERIOR SKULL BASE SURGERY for
Dr Satish Nair has successfully performed over 500 endoscopic skull base surgeries in 5 years with excellent surgical and patient related outcomes. During the pandemic of COVID-19 infection, the incidence of Mucormycosis (BLACK FUNGUS) was at rise. Dr Nair had performed over 100 black fungus cases via endoscopic technique without removing the palate bone and with excellent surgical results. We at SVASTII have been working on numerous projects on the landmarks and the techniques of endoscopic skull base surgeries and the same has been published in the esteemed journal of IJOHNS. Dr Nair conducts hands-on workshops and mentors young aspirants who wish to become successful Head and Neck surgeons. We also have various ongoing studies regarding the feasibility and quality of life outcomes of endoscopic skull base surgery techniques.
