High-tech methods for diagnosing and treating ENT diseases in children are being implemented in Belarus

September 9, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. High-tech diagnostic and treatment methods in pediatric otorhinolaryngology are being successfully implemented in Belarus. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Marina Pesotskaya, the chief freelance pediatric otorhinolaryngologist of the Ministry of Health of Belarus. She is taking part in the "Current Issues of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology" scientific and practical conference, which is being held in Vitebsk. The main direction of modern otorhinolaryngology is the use of minimally invasive, organ-preserving surgeries. For example, capillary implantation has been introduced in Belarus, which involves a set of measures, including complex surgical intervention, allowing for the rehabilitation of completely deaf children (from birth or who have lost hearing as a result of diseases or injuries) and their integration into the environment of healthy peers, avoiding disability. Early audiological screening in children is also being introduced, aimed at the earliest possible detection of deafness and hearing loss in infants, which allows for timely subsequent rehabilitation of patients. In this case, it is especially important that rehabilitation measures begin in children under one year of age. The first results of the implementation of high-tech diagnostic methods in Belarus, presented at the conference, indicate a decrease in the average age of patients operated on for congenital deafness. "In the future, we expect even better rehabilitation results for young patients," noted Marina Pesotskaya. In general, the pediatric otorhinolaryngology service approached the conference with good results and high quality of work organization in all regions of the country. The Vitebsk region holds leading positions in this area, and the initiative and practice of Vitebsk specialists in implementing surgical interventions in children with ENT diseases under general anesthesia have been disseminated throughout the country. Leading specialists from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine are participating in the conference. Over two days, researchers and practicing doctors will consider a wide range of issues related to the prevention and treatment of ENT diseases in children and adolescents, and will also discuss the application of high-tech diagnostic and treatment methods in otorhinolaryngology. Based on the results of the conference, resolutions will be adopted aimed at the further development of pediatric otorhinolaryngology services in Belarus. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Health of Belarus, the Republican Scientific Society of Otorhinolaryngologists, and Vitebsk State Medical University.-0-