Deputy Head for Scientific Work
Sidorenko Irina Vitalievna
PhD in Medicine, Associate professor
The main areas of research work of the Department of Otolaryngology with a course for advanced training and retraining are currently:
- Diagnosis and treatment of ear diseases and hearing impairments.
- Surgical reconstruction of the middle ear in the treatment of chronic otitis media, optimization of prosthetic devices.
- Treatment of chronic laryngeal and tracheal stenosis in adults and children.
- Using cell-based technologies to restore functional epithelium of the upper respiratory tract mucosa, and developing composites from olfactory epithelium and skin for reconstructing epithelial defects.
- Diagnosis of early voice disorders in voice-related professions. Development of diagnostic and treatment methods for inflammatory diseases of the ENT organs.
- Diagnosis, comprehensive treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with chronic polypous rhinosinusitis.
- Diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammation of the lymphoid pharyngeal ring in children.
There is a scientific school of otolaryngology. Its founder is Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Bystrenin. Currently, the head of the scientific school is the head of the department, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Lyudmila Grigoryevna Petrova. The scientific school:
- New, effective surgical treatment methods for chronic otitis have been developed, achieving a sanitizing effect and improving hearing function.
- The causes of otogenic intracranial complications have been studied, and preventive measures have been developed.
- The etiopathogenesis of cholesteatoma development in children has been studied. It has been demonstrated for the first time that cholesteatoma develops in young children as a result of non-perforating otitis media. Methods for early diagnosis and prevention of the disease have been developed.
- Methods for diagnosis and treatment of sensorineural hearing loss of various origins have been developed.
- New diagnostic and treatment methods have been developed for paragangliomas of the ear and skull base.
- New diagnostic and treatment methods have been developed for chronic laryngeal and tracheal stenosis, including those using cellular technologies, allowing for the restoration of respiratory and vocal functions and the prevention of relapse
- New methods for assessing voice function have been developed, allowing for the early detection of disorders, and preventative measures have been developed.
- Prognostic criteria for the progression of laryngeal papillomatosis and new treatment methods have been developed.
- New treatment methods for pharyngeal tonsil pathology, chronic sinusitis, including polyposis, and new surgical methods for correcting nasal septum deformities have been developed and implemented.
- New surgical methods for the treatment of a deviated nasal septum in combination with odontogenic sinusitis have been developed and implemented.
- A method for intratympanic administration of medications for the treatment of middle and inner ear pathologies has been developed and implemented, including the administration of glucocorticosteroids for the treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss.
- Methods for diagnosing postoperative and post-intubation (including post-COVID) laryngeal paralysis are being developed.
- Methods for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis are being developed.
- Methods for the treatment of chronic sinusitis in children are being developed.
- Methods for the prevention of recurrent acute otitis media in children are being developed.
- Methods are being developed for the early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of acquired sensorineural hearing loss in children and adults.
- Methods are being developed for the treatment of chronic tracheal and laryngeal stenosis using autologous mesenchymal stem cells derived from the olfactory lining of the nasal mucosa.
- Treatment methods for chronic polypous sinusitis are being developed.
- New diagnostic and treatment algorithms for chronic inflammation of the lymphoid pharyngeal ring in children are being developed.
Department's staff are the leaders and executors of the following research projects:
- The State Program for Scientific Research "Translational Medicine" "Develop a Voice Analysis Model for Pre-Mutational Children" within the framework of Task 3.48 "Develop a Method for Diagnosing Voice Disorders in Children." State Registration No.: 20220317 dated March 17, 2022. Subprogram "Innovative Technologies in Clinical Medicine." For 2022-2024. State customer – State Institution “Ministry of Health”. Lead organization-performer of the works – Healthcare Institution “Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Otolaryngology”. Head of research, chief scientific employee, Doctor of Medical Sciences E.P. Merkulova;
- State Research Institute "Translational Medicine" "Develop a method for restoring postoperative bone defects of the paranasal sinuses using allogeneic bone grafts". The lead organization-implementer (implementers) is the Educational Institution "Belarusian State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus. Head of Research, Chief Researcher, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Zatoloka P.A.
- Researchers are conducting research at the Russian Scientific and Practical Center of Otolaryngology. The use of olfactory mucosal mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of chronic non-infectious diseases of the nasal cavity (allergic rhinitis, chronic polypous rhinosinusitis). Registration number No. 20213917 dated December 9, 2021 for event 25 “Develop a biomedical cell product based on olfactory lining mesenchymal stem cells with improved immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties” Program 1 "Innovative Biotechnologies" of the State Program "Science-Intensive Technologies and Engineering" for 2021-2025. V.L. Chekan E.A. Shulepova.
Training of highly qualified researchers:
Doctoral:
- N.I. Greben, "Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss: Diagnosis and Differentiated Treatment Tactics."
- M.A. Krishtopova, "Functional Dysphonias: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention"
- E.L. Malets, "Otitis Media in Children with Congenital Cleft Palate: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Medical Prevention."
- A.G. Kobakhidze, A., "Chronic Sinusitis: Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Medical Rehabilitation."
PhD theses:
- E.V. Kochina. "Potential for Reconstructing Postoperative Bone Defects of the Paranasal Sinuses Using 3D Models."
- I.I. Sogoyan. "Justification of the Use of Probiotics in the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Otitis in Children."
- V.S. Doldova. "Developing a Voice Analysis Model for Pre-Mutational Children."
- A.A. Nidelko. "Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyps."
- M.S. Butra, "Characteristics of ENT Pathology in Covid-19."
- A.A. Piletskaya, "Differential Diagnostic Criteria for Clinical Forms of Tonsillar Pathology in Children to Support Surgical Treatment Tactics.”
Every year, the Department of Otolaryngology with a course for advanced training and retraining at the Belarusian State Medical University conducts extra-budgetary advanced training courses on "Laser Technologies in the Surgical Treatment of ENT Pathology" and "Pathology of the Hearing Organ in Children" for neonatologists and pediatricians.
The department's staff takes part in national and international scientific and practical conferences, scientific forums and congresses of otolaryngologists of the Republic of Belarus.
Department staff publish over 50 research articles annually in peer-reviewed Russian and international journals.
The results of the department's research are implemented and used in practical medicine and educational processes.