Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Closure
12 Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Closure The traditional management of anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks was via an anterior craniotomy and intracranial repair of the leak. This was usually…
Powered Inferior Turbinoplasty and Endoscopic Septoplasty
4 Powered Inferior Turbinoplasty andEndoscopic Septoplasty Powered Endoscopic Inferior Turbinoplasty (Video 1) Turbinectomy is seldom required in patients with chronic sinusitis because successful surgical management of the sinuses will in…
Endoscopic Surgery of the Craniocervical Junction
21 Endoscopic Surgery of theCraniocervical Junction Surgery on the craniocervical junction (CCJ) is complex due to its location behind the nasopharynx and difficult to access through traditional techniques. The traditional…
Endoscopic Orbital Decompression for Exophthalmos, Acute Orbital Hemorrhage, and Orbital Subperiosteal Abscess
14 Endoscopic Orbital Decompressionfor Exophthalmos, Acute OrbitalHemorrhage, and OrbitalSubperiosteal Abscess Endoscopic orbital decompression plays an important role in the management of patients with Graves orbitopathy, in patients with acute orbital…
Sphenopalatine Artery Ligation and Vidian Neurectomy
10 Sphenopalatine Artery Ligation andVidian Neurectomy Epistaxis may be classified clinically into anterior and posterior bleeds.1 If the vascular supply of the nose is reviewed, it is apparent that anterior…
Anatomy of the Sphenoid and Adjacent Structures of Importance during Skull Base Surgery
18 Anatomy of the Sphenoid andAdjacent Structures of Importanceduring Skull Base Surgery When the sphenoid sinus is opened and entered with an endoscope the surgeon should be able to identify…
Carotid Artery and Major Vascular Injury during Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
22 Carotid Artery andMajor Vascular Injury duringEndoscopic Sinus Surgery The incidence of injury to the internal carotid artery (ICA) during endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is very low, with only 29…
Imaging in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
3 Imaging in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery It is fortunate that the development of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has coincided with major advances in computed tomography (CT) scanning technology. Before CT…
Mastoidectomy
3 Mastoidectomy The mastoidectomy procedure is the foundation upon which all surgical management of disease in the temporal bone is based. Mastoid dissection, for example, may provide surgical access to…
