Comprehensive review on endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery

RK Weber, W Hosemann - GMS current topics in …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery is the standard procedure for surgery of most
paranasal sinus diseases. Appropriate frame conditions provided, the respective procedures …

Gasket seal closure for extended endonasal endoscopic skull base surgery: efficacy in a large case series

V Garcia-Navarro, VK Anand, TH Schwartz - World neurosurgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To assess long-term efficacy of the gasket seal, a method for watertight closure of
the cranial base using autologous fascia lata held in place by a rigid buttress, in a large case …

Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in children: meta-analysis and comparison of transcranial and transsphenoidal approaches

RE Elliott, JA Jane Jr, JH Wisoff - Neurosurgery, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Controversy persists regarding the optimal treatment of pediatric
craniopharyngiomas. OBJECTIVE: We performed a meta-analysis of reported series of …

An endoscopic 3D scanner based on structured light

C Schmalz, F Forster, A Schick, E Angelopoulou - Medical image analysis, 2012 - Elsevier
We present a new endoscopic 3D scanning system based on Single Shot Structured Light.
The proposed design makes it possible to build an extremely small scanner. The sensor …

Initial clinical experience with a high-definition exoscope system for microneurosurgery

AN Mamelak, T Nobuto, G Berci - Neurosurgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Advances in rigid-lens telescope systems provide an alternative method for
magnification and illumination that may replace or supplement the operating microscope …

History of the endoscope [scanning our past]

PC De Groen - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Endoscopy is a technique allowing inspection, manipulation, and treatment of internal
organs using devices to enhance visualization from a distance of the target organs without …

Surgical nuances for removal of tuberculum sellae meningiomas with optic canal involvement using the endoscopic endonasal extended transsphenoidal …

JK Liu, LD Christiano, SK Patel, RS Tubbs, JA Eloy - Neurosurgical focus, 2011 - thejns.org
Tuberculum sellae meningiomas frequently extend into the optic canals. Radical tumor
resection including the involved dural attachment, underlying hyperostotic bone, and …

The development of a virtual simulator for training neurosurgeons to perform and perfect endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery

G Rosseau, J Bailes, R del Maestro, A Cabral… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: A virtual reality (VR) neurosurgical simulator with haptic feedback may
provide the best model for training and perfecting surgical techniques for transsphenoidal …

[HTML][HTML] From exoscope into the next generation

K Nishiyama - Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
An exoscope, high-definition video telescope operating monitor system to perform
microsurgery has recently been proposed an alternative to the operating microscope. It …

Microscopic versus endoscopic transnasal pituitary surgery

MR Schaberg, VK Anand, TH Schwartz… - Current opinion in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
With longer follow-up of this develo** field it may be shown that complication rates are
decreased, surgical reconstruction is less time consuming, and tumor resection is more …