Ethmoidectomy Cost in United Arab Emirates

The cost of ethmoidectomy in the UAE typically ranges from $2,000 to $18,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

Ethmoidectomy opens and clears the ethmoid sinuses, small air cells between the eyes. It is usually done endoscopically as part of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). In the UAE, the price depends on:

• Extent: anterior or total ethmoidectomy.
• Other sinuses: maxillary, frontal or sphenoid.
• Polyp removal: in chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps.
• Image guidance: navigation systems add cost.

• Drainage pathway: the ethmoids drain into an area shared with other sinuses.
• Polyps: commonly grow from the ethmoid region.
• Balloon limits: NICE notes balloon sinuplasty is not used in the ethmoid sinuses.

See the balloon sinuplasty page.

• Bleeding: the most common risk.
• Eye injury: the ethmoids lie next to the eye socket.
• Brain fluid leak: rare.
• Recurrence: of polyps.

These risks are why ethmoid surgery should be done by an experienced endoscopic sinus surgeon.

• Stay: day case or overnight.
• Saline rinses: for weeks.
• Nose-blowing: avoid early on.
• Follow-up: endoscopic cleaning in clinic.

Basic UAE plans require prior approval for non-urgent inpatient surgery. Ask the clinic which reports, such as scan results, your insurer needs.