Patna, Nov. 2 -- The Department of ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, achieved a significant milestone by successfully performing its first ever Bone Conduction Implant surgery.
According to a release of Patna AIIMS, the procedure was performed on October 30 on a young child born with bilateral anotia, a rare congenital condition in which both external ears are absent from birth.
In another significant achievement, the ENT team successfully performed two complex cochlear implant surgeries on the same day, one involving a child and the other an adult. Thus, three advanced hearing implant procedures were successfully performed in a single day.
All three surgeries were conducted under t...