ANALYSIS OF ENT DISEASES AT KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR
Keywords:
Adenoids, Tonsillitis, Chronic suppurate otitis media, foreign bodiesAbstract
Objective: To know the incidence of various Ear, Nose,and Throat diseases in patients attending ENT OPD.
Material and Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of ENT & Head & Neck Surgery of Khyber
Teaching Hospital, Peshawar Pakistan from April 2011 to May 2012. The data of all the patients was collected and
were registered. These patients were divided into 3 major groups according to the involvement of Ear, Nose and
laryngopharynx.
Results: A total of 32800 patients were seen during the study period and about 2733 patients seen per month. The
distribution of system wise diseases were 47% ear diseases, 36% nasal complaints and 17% with laryngopharyngeal
problems.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the maximum number of patients were of ear diseases followed by Nasal problems
while laryngopharyngeal diseases were least found.
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