Publications by authors named "V Karakkandy"
Article Synopsis
- Thoracic tracheal tumors are uncommon and can present challenges for surgery and anesthesia, making their management complex.
- This study focuses on the percutaneous trans-tracheal endoscopic approach (PTTEA) as a minimally invasive alternative for patients with tracheal tumors when traditional methods fail.
- Out of 16 patients treated from 2015 to 2022, most had successful outcomes with benign tumors, while malignant tumors required further treatment after initial procedures; PTTEA proved to offer advantages like better access and fewer complications.
A Double-Anonymised Histopathological Comparative Study of CO Laser and Coblation in Head and Neck Surgery.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2024
CO Laser and Coblation are widely used in Head and neck Surgeries. This study compares the tissue changes produced by these two techniques. 50 Patients who underwent complete excision of benign and malignant pathologies in the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Larynx with Coblation and CO Laser were included in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBilateral Karapandzic Flap, a Saviour for Subtotal Lower Lip Reconstruction.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
April 2024
Lip plays an essential role in facial esthetic, food intake, and speech. Lip defect due to trauma or surgical excision needs proper reconstruction to preserve their function. Carcinoma lip is one of the common malignant lesions in the head and neck, which needs wide local excision with proper margin with neck clearance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic otitis media treatment has evolved, with microscopic surgeries as the gold standard and endoscopic surgeries as a newer addition.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study includes 209 patients who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty, utilizing both endoscopic and microscopic techniques, between January 2019 and December 2022 at a tertiary care institute in India. The study aims to compare hearing outcomes, graft uptake, hospital stay, postoperative pain, and cosmesis between the two groups.
Endoscopic stapedotomy: A comparison between the conventional approach versus CO laser-assisted surgery.
World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2023
Background: Although the utility of laser fiber in microscopic stapes surgery has been documented in the past, their role can be highly emphasized in endoscopic stapes surgery, especially in difficult anatomical situations.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of cases where a total of 46 patients (22 in conventional stapedotomy and 24 in CO laser-assisted stapedotomy) were included in the study. The clinical parameters were assessed both in the preoperative and postoperative periods in the respective groups and later compared 12 weeks after stapedotomy.