Dra. Natalie Naranjo Galloni

07/02/2021

07/02/2021

La otorrinolaringología (ORL), cuyo nombre oficial es "otorrinolaringología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello", es la especialidad médico-quirúrgica que se encarga del estudio de las enfermedades del oído, tanto auditivas como del equilibrio, de las vías respiratorias superiores y parte de las inferiores (nariz, senos paranasales, faringe y laringe), también se encarga de la cirugía relacionada con la glándula tiroides. La cirugía traumatológica, oncológica, plástica, estética y reparadora de la cara y el cuello también se incluyen en el ámbito de esta especialidad médico-quirúrgica.

Otorhinolaryngology (ORL); also called otolaryngology; other terms include otolaryngology – head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N, OHNS) and ear, nose, and throat, often called ENT) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck. Doctors who specialize in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, or ENT surgeons or physicians. Patients seek treatment from an otorhinolaryngologist for diseases of the ear, nose, throat, base of the skull, head, and neck. These commonly include functional diseases that affect the senses and activities of eating, drinking, speaking, breathing, swallowing, and hearing. In addition, ENT surgery encompasses the surgical management and reconstruction of cancers and benign tumors of the head and neck as well as plastic surgery of the face and neck.