Centre for Surgical Medicine

Clinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, Plastic Surgery

As one of the leading supraregional ENT clinics, we offer all modern treatment procedures to adults and children. As a result of the cooperation with all correlated specialties, even the most complex of clinical pictures can be adequately treated.

Treatment of adults and children with narrowing of the upper airways is our nationally recognised emphasis. Middle ear surgery and insertion of cochlear implants and implantable hearing devices is one of our most important concerns. Paedaudiology of the Olgahospital takes care of early recognition in infant’s hearing disorders. Additionally, we focus on children with cystic fibrosis and paranasal sinuses diseases. State-of-the-art technical equipment, continuous qualification of our staff and a friendly atmosphere grant modern treatment and care of our patients. 

Treatment and care emphases

  • Ear surgery, including surgery to improve hearing, cochlear implantation and implanted hearing aid device
  • Minimally-invasive surgery of the paranasal sinuses (endoscopic, microscopic)
  • Surgical treatment of head and neck tumours
  • Corrective and reconstructive plastic surgery
  • Traumatology
  • Laser surgery
  • Aesthetic surgery in the head and neck region
  • Surgery for laryngotracheal stenoses
  • Surgery for sleep-related respiratory disorders
  • Paedaudiology, adjustment of hearing aid devices
  • Speech therapy

Special offers and facilities

  • Department for voice and speech disorders, including speech therapy
  • Ear consultation including hearing consultation, paedaudiology
  • Outpatient surgery
  • Outpatient conservative therapy
  • Cochlear Implant Centre
  • Palliative medical care
  • Sleep laboratory

Distinguished procedures in diagnosis and therapy

  • Reconstruction of respiratory stenoses in children and adults
  • Voice-improvement surgery – for e.g. vocal-cord paralyses
  • Endoscopic and interdisciplinary base of the skull surgery
  • Surgery of large tumours applying reconstructive procedures (including free tissue transfer)
  • Middle-ear surgery to improve hearing
  • Hearing rehabilitation by cochlear implants or rather implanted hearing aid devices
  • Surgery of the paranasal sinuses with CT-aided navigation

Studies / scientific activities

  • Participation in DeLOS II study: Randomised phase II screening study for implementation of TP chemotherapy (short induction) before TP induction, radiotherapy with or without Cetuximab as primary therapy of larynx or hypopharynx carcinoma that can only be treated via laryngectomy (after amendment 3), patients are during follow up treatment at the moment
  • Efficacy of permanent endoscopic surgical treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis
  • Multicentre studies for participation of the ENT field in CF patients
  • Multicentre studies for therapy of chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses in CF patients

Quality assurance

  • Certification project as Head Neck Tumour Centre
  • Quality management according to DIN ISO 9001 at the outpatient department, for patients with statutory health insurance

Hospital numbers

2015 2016 2017  
73 72 71 Available Beds, inpatient
4.395 4.472 4.606 Inpatient Cases
4.0 3.7 3.3 Length of stay in days

Selected services (number of cases)

2015 2016 2017  
49/14 71/28 68/23 Cochlear Implants and implantable hearing aids, adults / children
297/73 277/94 275/63 Complex laryngeal and tracheal surgery, adults / children
42 38 40 Large reconstructive surgery for head and neck carcinoma