The Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Video Series

The Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Video Series is a detailed, step-by-step instructional guide for surgeons and surgical trainees to learn standard approaches to ENT/Otolaryngology procedures. It is also for patients interested in seeing how various procedures are performed. The Mount Sinai Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery performs complex procedures in every subspecialty of otolaryngology, with several examples highlighted within. While standard approaches are outlined in the videos, it is critical to tailor the surgical approach to an individual patient’s anatomy and pathology.


Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Acoustic Neuroma/Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Retrosigmoid Approach

Mount Sinai neurotologists and neurosurgeons perform a retrosigmoid approach to resection of a vestibular schwannoma/acoustic neuroma and preserve the patient’s hearing

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Acoustic Neuroma/Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Translabyrinthine Approach

Mount Sinai neurotologists and neurosurgeons perform a Translabyrinthine approach to resection of a vestibular schwannoma/acoustic neuroma

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Adenoidectomy

Mount Sinai pediatric otolaryngologists perform adenoidectomy for a child with obstructive sleep apnea

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Anterolateral Thigh (ALT) Free Flap Harvest

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform an anterolateral thigh free flap to reconstruct an extensive head and neck cancer surgical defect

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Bone Anchored Hearing Aid: Cochlear BAHA(R) Connect

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a Cochlear BAHA Connect, a bone conduction hearing aid, for a patient with conductive hearing loss

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Bone Anchored Hearing Aid: Med El Bonebridge

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a Med El Bonebridge, a bone conduction hearing aid, for a patient with conductive hearing loss

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Branchial Cleft Cyst Removal

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons excise a branchial cleft cyst

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Cochlear Implant Surgery

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a cochlear implant to give a patient with profound hearing loss his life back

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: CSF (Brain Fluid) Leak Repair

Mount Sinai neurotologists and neurosurgeons repair a CSF leak from the temporal bone along

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Direct Laryngoscopy With Throat Biopsy

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a direct laryngoscopy with biopsy of the tongue base to confirm a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Ear Drum Repair (Tympanoplasty) With Lateral Graft

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a minimally invasive endoscopic approach to perform a lateral graft tympanoplasty

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Ear Tube Placement (Myringotomy)

Mount Sinai neurotologists and general otolaryngologists place a myringotomy, or “ear tube” for chronic otitis media

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Endoscopic Ear Surgery: Facial Nerve Hemangioma Removal

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a minimally invasive endoscopic approach to resect a facial nerve hemangioma causing facial paralysis

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Endoscopic Ear Surgery: Glomus Tympanicum (Tympanic Paraganglioma)

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a minimally invasive endoscopic approach to removing a glomus tympanicum tumor

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: Transsphenoidal Approach

Mount Sinai rhinologists and neurosurgeons perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to remove a pituitary tumor

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Mount Sinai neurotologists and rhinologists perform eustachian tube balloon dilation for patients with eustachian tube dysfunction

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Eyelid Weight Placement for Facial Paralysis

Mount Sinai plastic surgeons place a platinum weight in the eyelid of a patient with facial paralysis to help the eyelid close

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Full Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) for Sinusitis

Mount Sinai rhinologists perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to treat chronic rhinosinusitis

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) for Sinusitis

Mount Sinai rhinologists perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to treat chronic rhinosinusitis.

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Lateral Temporal Bone Resection (LTBR) with Facial Nerve Sacrifice

Mount Sinai neurotologists and head and neck surgeons perform a temporal bone resection and facial nerve sacrifice for a patient with extensive cancer and facial paralysis

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Meniere’s Disease: Endolymphatic Sac Decompression

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform an endolymphatic sac decompression for patients with refractory Meniere’s disease.

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Meniere’s Disease: Labyrinthectomy

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform labyrinthectomy for a patient with treatment-refractory Meniere’s disease

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Microtia Atresia Ear Canal Reconstruction

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform Atresiaplasty for a child born with atresia/microtia to rebuild them an ear canal

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: Inspire Therapy Surgical Implant

Mount Sinai sleep surgeons place a hypoglossal nerve stimulator implant to help a patient with obstructive sleep apnea breathe at night

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Orbital Decompression for Graves Disease

Mount Sinai rhinologists perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to treat Graves ophthalmopathy, or eye disease

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Parotidectomy

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a parotidectomy for a pleomorphic adenoma

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Radial Forearm Free Flap (RFFF) Harvest

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a radial forearm free flap to reconstruct an extensive head and neck cancer surgical defect

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Revision Stapedectomy for Otosclerosis

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a minimally invasive endoscopic approach to performing a revision stapedectomy using specialized techniques

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Scapular Tip Free Flap Harvest

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a scapular tip free flap to reconstruct an extensive head and neck cancer surgical defect

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction Surgery

Mount Sinai rhinologists and general otolaryngologists perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to treat a deviated septum as well as turbinate hypertrophy

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Sinus Fungus Ball (Sphenoid Mycetoma) Removal

Mount Sinai rhinologists perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to remove a fungal ball from the sinuses

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Stapedectomy for Otosclerosis

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a minimally invasive endoscopic approach for stapedectomy, a procedure done for otosclerosis

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Submandibular Gland Excision

Mount Sinai pediatric otolaryngologists perform a Supraglottoplasty and bronchoscopy for a child born with laryngomalacia

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Supraglottoplasty and Bronchoscopy for Noisy Breathing

Mount Sinai pediatric otolaryngologists perform a Supraglottoplasty and bronchoscopy for a child born with laryngomalacia

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Surgery for Chronic Rhinitis/Runny Nose: SP3

Mount Sinai rhinologists perform minimally invasive endoscopic surgery to treat chronic rhinitis

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Thyroid Cartilage Reduction/Adam’s Apple Reduction/Tracheal Shave/Chondrolaryngoplasty

Mount Sinai laryngologists perform thyroid cartilage reduction for a patient seeking gender affirming care

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Thyroidectomy

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a total thyroidectomy for a patient with papillary thyroid cancer

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Thyroidectomy for Massive Goiter

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a total thyroidectomy for a massive goiter causing airway compression and dysphagia

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Tonsillectomy

Mount Sinai pediatric otolaryngologists perform tonsillectomy for a child with obstructive sleep apnea

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: TORS Robotic Resection of HPV-Related Tonsil and Throat Cancer

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a minimally invasive, transoral robotic resection of a tonsil cancer

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Tracheostomy

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform a tracheostomy for a patient undergoing head and neck cancer resection

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Tympanoplasty: Ear Drum Hole Repair

Mount Sinai neurotologists perform a minimally invasive endoscopic approach for tympanoplasty, or fixing a hole in someone’s eardrum

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Wendler Glottoplasty: Transgender Voice Feminization Surgery

Mount Sinai laryngologists perform vocal pitch elevation surgery for a patient seeking gender affirming care

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Zenker’s Diverticulum Minimally Invasive Repair

Mount Sinai head and neck surgeons perform an endoscopic Zenker Diverticulotomy for an elderly patient with food regurgitation and dysphagia