Chronic Sinusitis Anyone plagued by sinusitis will know how painful and debilitating it can be: throbbing headaches, a constantly runny nose, fatigue. For Cape Town businessman Sterling Kotze, this story is all too familiar. “I’ve had sinus problems my entire adult life,” the 66-year-old says. “As a young student, I kept getting hayfever and was […]
Author Archives: Nicholas Goncalves
A surgical team at Mediclinic Cape Town was the first to trial a revolutionary balloon procedure that limits the risks associated with traditional tracheostomy. A tracheostomy is an opening surgically created through the neck so a tube can be placed into a patient’s trachea (windpipe), allowing them to breathe. A pilot balloon port is attached […]