38th BRINOS Nepal Ear Camp
Fateh-bal eye Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal
22nd March - 1st April 2009
The 38th Surgical Ear Camp undertaken by the Britain Nepal
Otology Service was conducted in the Fateh-Bal Eye Hospital,
Nepalgunj in the Terai Region of Western Nepal. The Surgery
involves repair of ear drum perforations (myringoplasty),
eradication of potentially serious middle ear disease (mastoidectomy)
and restoration of the hearing for those suffering with a
condition known as otosclerosis (stapedectomy). Patients stay
in hospital for two days and aftercare is undertaken by the
primary ear care team.
The members of the team were as follows:
UK:
Odette Ferrao (theatre manager - Kings College Hospital)
Robin Youngs (ENT Surgeon and Team Leader - Gloucestershire
Royal Hospital)
Ed Boys (anaesthetist – West Suffolk Hospital)
Musheer Hussain (ENT Surgeon – Ninewells Hospital, Dundee)
William Mckerrow (ENT Surgeon – Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Yvette Youngs (theatre assistant – Gloucestershire Hospitals)
Adam Boys (operating department practitioner – Brighton)
Nepal
Anupama Rijal (ENT Surgeon – Kathmandu)
Abbas Sai (driver)
Pashupati Chaudhari (Theatre nurse)
Ramakant Chaudhari (Theatre nurse)
Tushar Roy (Facilitator)
Puran Tharu (Chief Community Ear Assistant)
Ram Bahadur (Community Ear Assistant)
Dipak BC (Community Ear Assistant)
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Robin Youngs MD FRCS
Director
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