Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology is a specialty of medicine that deals with diseases and disorders that may affect the ears, nasal passages, throat and their connection points in the face and neck.
The ENT visit includes a patient's medical history regarding lifestyle, the presence of symptoms, previous pathologies, any current treatments, and medications taken.
The specialist will then perform a physical examination, including all the tests that can help identify the causes of the symptoms described by the patient.
In particular, at the doctor's discretion and depending on the patient's needs, the following additional tests may be performed:
a video-rhino-pharyngo-laryngoscopy (or, more briefly, videofibroscopy) exam that is performed with a thin fiber-optic endoscope and which allows exploration of the inside of the nose, the communication ports with the paranasal cavities, the nasopharynx with the opening of the Eustachian tubes, the oropharynx, the hypopharynx and the larynx with the vocal cords.
a pure-tone audiometric test that allows for a comprehensive study of the patient's hearing function.
SERVICES PROVIDED
OUTPATIENT
ENT visit
Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Otoscopy
Rhinoscopy
Laryngosopia
Videofibroscopy
Audiometry
Otovestibular examination
Coagulation of nasal varices
ADVANCED FIBERSCOPY
The POLISMedica Otolaryngology Clinic is equipped with a modern fiber-optic video rhinopharyngolaryngoscope that allows for a particularly accurate examination of the upper airways.
The test is performed by passing a thin optical fiber through one nostril until it reaches the nasopharynx, the region immediately behind the nose. Once the nasopharynx is reached, the ENT specialist—able to view the images coming from the tip of the instrument through an optical viewer or a video camera—can obtain a clear and complete view of the pharynx and larynx.
The exam is slightly uncomfortable but completely painless.
This method is now an almost indispensable test for the study of the main pathologies of the larynx (voice alterations, etc.), of the pharynx (adenoid hyperplasia, etc.) and for the study of nasal obstructive disorders (rhinosinusitis, nasal obstruction of other nature).
The test allows for photographic documentation of the acquired images.
Dr. Luigi Barzan
otolaryngologist
Dr. Luigi Barzan was born in Pordenone on December 1, 1948, and graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna in 1973. He subsequently specialized in Otolaryngology at the University of Trieste in 1976.
He also completed his training by participating in internships and numerous courses in cervical and facial oncological surgery at major centers in Europe and the United States.
He worked as a Consultant at the Aviano Oncology Reference Center from its foundation until 2017.
From 1995 to 2014 he was director of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit at the Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital in Pordenone.
He promoted screening for the early diagnosis of oral cavity-pharynx-larynx tumors, introduced computerized management of oncology patient data, personally supervised surgical activity and in particular reconstructive surgery, and participated in local multidisciplinary clinical studies and European trials.
He is the author or co-author of over 230 scientific publications, mostly published in international English-language journals.