Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Wilhelm
Address: Rudolf-Virchow-Straße 2, Borna, Sachsen, 04552, Germany
Gender: Male
About the Doctor / Professional
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Wilhelm is a Specialist in Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Special ENT Surgery and is the Head of the Otolaryngology Department at Sana Hospitals Leipziger Land. At the Department of Otolaryngology/ENT and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, world-class healthcare and innovative medical equipment is offered to diagnose and treat the whole spectrum of head and neck diseases.
Professor Thomas Wilhelm and his medical team provide outstanding medical expertise in several specialities and for numerous treatments including the implantation of hearing aids in cases of hearing loss and deafness, plastic-reconstructive including aesthetic facial and neck surgery as well as drug, manual medical and surgical therapy for dizziness. A main focus of the department is the treatment of tumor diseases in the head and neck area: A "tumor-board" was established to work intersdisciplinary with other medical departments.
Medical Focus
- Paranasal sinus interventions, mastoid, complex middle ear interventions, etc.
- Tonsillectomy, except for malignant neoplasm
- Equilibrium disorders, hearing loss and tinnitus
- Nose/throat bleeds or otitis media etc.
- Complex skin surgery and major head and throat intervention
- Malignant neoplasms on ear, nose, mouth and throat
Degree: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 1982 - 1989 - Medical Studies, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 1989 - Doctorate
- 1989 - 1991 - Research Assistant, Main Department for Research and Development
- 1991 - License to Practice Medicine
- 1991 - 1993 - Continuing Education Assistant, Klinik der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
- 1995 - Recognition as Specialist for ENT Medicine
- 1995 - 1997 - Deputy Head of Department, ENT, Städtische Kliniken Oldenburg
- 1997 - Plastic Surgery
- 1997 - 2000 - Acting Director, ENT Clinic, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
- 1999 - Special Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
- 2000 - 2001 - Independent Scientific Activity
- since 2001 - Sana Hospital Borna, Head of Department, Otolaryngology and Head, Neck and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Scarring mucosal pemphigoid with laryngeal involvement - case report and literature review.
- Ear noises: Antihistamine should help – is that really true?
- Standardization and quality assurance using the example of tinnitus.
- Hyperbaric oxygen against tinnitus: what is assured?
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for boil-like dysfunction.
- Antihistamines against tinnitus? A number of points of criticism and open questions
- On perioperative thromboembolism prophylaxis in otolaryngology.
- Rational foundations of tinnitus therapy.
- Tinnitus: Diagnostik und Therapie (Teil 1).
- Tinnitus: Diagnostik und Therapie (Teil 2).
- ENT treatment of chronic cervical spine soft tissue distortions.
- Metastatic oropharyngeal tumor
- Implantable hearing aids – extension or replacement of normal care?
- Reconstruction for skull base defects with an alloplastic absorbable flow (ethisorb©).
- Reconstruction of the fronto base in the context of complex mid-face dreams: a modified step-by-step concept of osteosynthetic-reconstructive care.
- Surgical approach in soundbridge middle ear implantation.
- Evaluation and management of dysphagia patients with the Berlin Dysphagia Index (BDI).
- Rheological infusion therapy, neurotransmitter application and lidocainal injection in tinnitus – a therapeutic step-by-step concept.
- Statement on the comment of B. Kellerhals on the work: "Rheological infusion therapy, neurotransmitter application and lidocainal injection in tinnitus – a therapeutic step-by-step concept.
- Complications of the "Golden Tube Wire" in the context of rehabilitating ear operations.
- Advanced posterior tympanotomy with chorda transposition – surgical technique and application examples.
- Alloplastic, absorbable flow for reconstruction of the bridge of the nose.
- Presentation and evaluation of a combined conservative and surgical step-by-step therapy concept for overpressure syndromes of the inner ear (M. Menière, endolymphatic hydrops).
- Purulent parotitis in a newborn.
- Revision surgery after saccotomy with endolymphatic-subarachnoid shunt in Meniere's disease: histological and CT morphological findings.
- Structured introduction to rhinoplasty – anatomical components, correction extent, suture techniques and possible errors.
- Minimally invasive procedures in head and neck surgery.
- Trends in navigation and robotics in skull base surgery.
- New techniques and challenges in facial plastic surgery.
- Bionics in otolaryngology hearing restoration by cochlear and brainstem implant.
- tonsillectomy: Indications, implementation and complication management.
- suture techniques in nasal tip plasty.
- Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT): anatomical considerations, experimental results and first clinical application.
- Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland: totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT): report of first experimental results of a new surgical method.
- Myoperizytom of uncertain dignity of the nasopharynx.
- Myxoides Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the face.
- The lateral cervical cyst: a synonym for two entities?
- Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy - Part 1: Rational and Anatomical Studies.
- Surgical anatomy of the floor of the oral cavity and the cervical spaces as a rationale for trans-oral, minimally invasive endoscopic surgical procedures: results of anatomical studies.
- Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy - Part 2: Surgical Technique.
- Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy: first clinical experience.
- Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT): some clarifications regarding the idea, development, preclinical studies and the application in humans.
- New frontiers in endoscopic neck surgery: development of a trans-oral endoscopic mediastinal surgery.
- A new endoscopic method for mediastinal surgery with the usage of natural orifice surgery: anatomical studies on feasibility and surgical technique of the trans-oral endoscopic approach.
- Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0677-y: Re: Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland – totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT) – report of first experimental results of a new surgical method
- Requirements for modern imaging diagnostics in the head/neck area. Comment on the work: Bozzato A, Loika A, Hornung J, Koch M, Zenk J, Uter W, Iro H (2010) Comparison of conventional B-scan, tissue harmonic imaging, compound imaging and tissue harmonic compound imaging in neck lesion characterisation
- Trans-oral endoscopic neck surgery: feasibility and safety in a porcine model based on the example of thymectomy.
- Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT): a prospective proof-of-concept study in humans.
- Development of a new trans-oral endoscopic approach for mediastinal surgery based on "natural orifice surgery": preclinical studies on surgical technique, feasibilitiy and safety.
- Ultrasound studies on the shift of cervical tissues in different head and neck positions – impact on trans-oral endoscopic, minimally invasive and conventional thyroid surgery.
- Proof-of-Concept study on the endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT) in humans – a realistic assessment is desired.
- First clinical application of trans-oral endoscopic mediastinal surgery.
- Guideline "Seromukotympanum" – long version.
- S1 guideline "Adenoid vegetation/pharyngeal tonsil hyperplasia"
- Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy.
- Transoral laparoscopic thyroidectomy: an experience of 5 cases
- "Evidence-based medicine", "health-related quality of life" and health services research: benefits and necessity of validated examination instruments.
- Influencing factors for postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy: Results of a prospective multicenter study in Germany.
- Potential of dosage reduction in cone-beam-computed tomography (CBCT) for radiological diagnostics of the paranasal sinuses.
- Interstitial HDR- brachytherapy in advanced recurrent squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.
- Localization of Lymphatic Malformations of the Neck.
- The value of PET compared to MRI in malignant head and neck tumors
- Diagnostics and therapy of adenoid syndrome – Alternative surgical procedures only in exceptional cases (CME training).
- Discourse on the anti-inflammatory therapy of adenoid syndrome.
- Internet-mediated physician-patient interaction focusing on extracranial hemangiomas and vascular malformations.
- Transoral Endoscopic Mediastinal Surgery (TOEMS): results of an initial proof-of-concept study.
- Toxic inner ear lesion following otitis media with effusion: a comparative CT-study regarding the morphology of the inner ear.
- Transoral surgery using a novel single-port flexible endoscope system.
- Transoral Endoscopic Mediastinal Surgery (TOEMS): results of an initial proof-of-concept study.
- Retrospective study on the surgical therapy of chronic-secreting mastoiditis with recurrent middle ear effusion after adenotomy.
- Transoral surgery in the field of supraglottis with the Medrobotics® FLEX System.
- tonsillectomy: Indications, implementation and complication management.
- Results of a Phase I feasibility study to perform mediastinal lymph node biopsies by transorual endoscopic mediastinal surgery (TOEMS).
- Anatomical studies of various surgical approaches for transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy.
- Toxic inner ear lesion following otitis media with effusion: a comparative CT-study regarding the morphology of the inner ear.
- Results of a bi-centric study of endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT).
- Hyperplasia, degree and activity of inflammation in chronic recurrent tonsillitis: a histopathological study.
- Casereport: Septic sinus cavernosus thrombosis.
- Results of a phase I proof-of-concept study for mediastinal lymphnode biopsies based on transoral endoscopic surgery (TOEMS).
- Sensorineural hearing loss following otitis media with effusion and subacute mastoiditis after viral infections of the upper respiratory tract - a comparative study of conservative and surgical treatment.
- Post-operative bleeding after microscope-assisted tonsillectomy: a retrospective cohort study.
- Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy: current state of the art.
- Transoral endoscopic mediastinal surgery (TOEMS) - results of a first clinical study for scarless mediastinal lymph node biopsies.
- Oncological and surgical outcome of total laryngectomy in combination with neck dissection in the elderly.
- Clinical impact of radiographic carotid artery involvement by neck metastases in head and neck cancer.
- Survival after distant metastasis in head and neck cancer.
- Extent of salvage neck dissection in advanced oro- and hypopharyngeal cancer.
- Post-operative bleeding after microscope-assisted tonsillectomy: a retrospective cohort study.
- Visualization of anatomy in normal and pathologic middle ears by cone beam CT.
- Impact of different treatment concepts on regional failure in advanced oropharyngeal cancer.
- Reduction of radiation dosage in visualisation of paranasal sinuses in daily routine.
- Importance of imaging in synchronous carcinomas in the head/neck area – a case report.
- Das Schwannom des Larynx.
- Hyperplasia and the degree and activity of inflammation in chronic recurrent tonsillitis: a histopathological study.
- Does microscope-assistance in cold steel tonsillectomy reduce the risk of postoperative haemorrhage? Results of a prospective cohort study.
- Under what conditions is an outpatient tonsillectomy safe?
- Retrograde vs. anterograde nerve dissection in parotidectomy – a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Health-related quality of life in oropharyngeal cancer survivors - a population-based study.
- Retrospective analysis of case series of patients with bruxism-induced parotitis.
- Shorter dwell time in epistaxis patients on rivaroxaban and apixaban compared to phenprocoumon.
- Auricular cutaneous leishmaniasis: Diagnosis of a rare clinical picture in Central Europe using molecular pathology.
- Shorter hospital stays in epistaxis patients with atrial fibrillation when taking Rivaroxaban or Apixaban vs. Phenprocoumon.
- S2k guideline Seromukotympanum (ICD 10: H65.2/H65.3)
- Sialendoscopy plus Laser lithotripsy in sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland in 64 patients: a simple and safe procedure.
- Safety of the "Saxophone®" electrode in parotid surgery for continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring of the facial nerve: results of a pro- and retrospective cohort study.
- Balance Disorders
- Deviated Septum
- Dizziness
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- ENT Consultation
- ENT Surgeries for Malignancy and Tumors
- Hearing Assessment
- Hearing Loss
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Analysis
- Nose Bleeds
- Otitis Media
- Otolaryngology / Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Paranasal Sinus Treatment
- Septorhinoplasty
- Surgery of the Facial Nerve
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillectomy
- Facial Palsy
- Laser Skin Surfacing
- Plastic Surgery Consultation
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Rhinophyma
- Rosacea Treatment
- Fellow of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (Europäischer Facharzt für HNO-Heilkunde)
- German Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Working Group Plastic and Aesthetic Head and Neck Surgery of the German Society for ENT Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery
- German Society for Skull Base Surgery e.V.
- Working Group Skull Base Surgery and Craniofacial Surgery of the German Society for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- German-Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
- German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- European Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Member of the guideline commissions of the German Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery e.V.
- Interdisciplinary Working Group Head and Neck Tumors of the German Cancer Society
- European Head and Neck Society
- German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
- Examiner European Board Examination Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (E.B.B.-ORLHNS): European specialist in otolaryngology
- Examiner for the subject Otorhinolaryngology within the third section of the medical examination according to § 8 and Abs. 1 ÄAppO of the Saxon State Medical Association.
- Examiner and Chairman of the Examination Board for the Third Section of the Medical Examination in accordance with §15(1) Approbationsordnung für Ärzte (AappO), Hessisches Landesprüfungs- und Untersuchungsamt im Gesundheitswesen.
- Subsequent member of the Chamber Assembly of the Saxon State Chamber of Physicians in the election period 2019 – 2023
- Substitute delegate to the German Medical Days of the Saxon State Chamber of Physicians 2019 - 2023