Ear, Nose, and Throat
About our Ear, Nose, and Throat Program
Our pediatric otolaryngologists have special training in all aspects of diseases of the ears, nose, throat, neck, and airway in children. Based on the unique needs of the child, our team will ecommend medical management, diagnostic testing, or perform surgical intervention based on the needs of the child.
Below are some of the procedures that a Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat physician may recommend for your child:
Ear:
- Wax removal
- Foreign body removal
- Myringotomy
- Myringotomy and tube (ear tubes)
- Paper patch tympanoplasty
- Fat patch myringoplasty
- Tympanoplasty
- Tympanomastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy
- Ossicular Reconstruction
- Mastoid debridement
Nose and Sinus:
- Cautery for epistaxis (nose bleeds)
- Nasal endoscopy
- Nasal endoscopy with control of epistaxis
- Foreign body removal
- Choanal atresia repair
- Pyriform aperture stenosis repair
- Turbinate reduction
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Balloon Sinuplasty
- Sinus culture
- Sinus debridement
Mouth and Throat:
- Adenoidectomy
- Tonsillectomy
- Frenulectomy (tongue tie)
- Salivary gland removal
- Mass excision
- Incision and drainage of abscess
Neck:
- Excision of neck mass
- Lymph node biopsy
- Incision and drainage of abscess
- Fine needle aspiration
Airway:
- Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy
- Direct laryngoscopy
- Bronchoscopy
- Foreign body removal
- Supraglottoplasty
- Tracheal reconstruction
- Subglottic stenosis repair
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheobronchoscopy via tracheotomy
- Trach tube change
- Esophagoscopy
Meet Our Team
Engel, Samuel H., M.D.
Otolaryngology
SubSpecialties: Pediatric Otolarynogology
Houston, Sean D., M.D.
Otolaryngology
SubSpecialties: Otolaryngology
Mitskavich, Mary T., M.D.
Otolaryngology
SubSpecialties: Otolaryngology
Care Locations
- K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, 1945 Route 33, Neptune, NJ 07753