Caudal Septal Deviation
The nasal septum is a structure poorly understood and appreciated by the lay public and the nonotolaryngologist—head and neck surgeon alike. Deviation of the caudal portion of the nasal septum…
Septoplasty Complications: Avoidance and Management
Nasal obstruction from a deviated septum is one of the more frequent complaints bringing patients into an otolaryngology office. Despite the significant number of septoplasties performed each year, complications after…
Classification and Treatment of the Saddle Nose Deformity
The saddle nose deformity results from a disruption in the nose’s integral support mechanisms. Reconstructive surgeons must not only reestablish facial aesthetic contours but also rebuild the nose’s structural framework…
Neoplastic Transformation After Radiosurgery or Radiotherapy: Risk and Realities
In recent years, the use of radiosurgery or radiotherapy for benign brain tumors has increased significantly. Although long-term follow-up from several centers suggests that radiosurgery or radiotherapy is effective and…
Microsurgery After Radiosurgery or Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannomas
Radiosurgery or radiotherapy for vestibular schwannomas has become a common practice with a high chance for tumor control. Despite the high rate of tumor control, there are some tumors that…
Radiosurgery for Glomus Jugulare Tumors
Glomus jugulare tumors arise from adventitial chemoreceptor tissue in the jugular bulb. Although histologically benign, these tumors can be locally aggressive because of their proximity to the lower cranial nerves…
Cyberknife Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannoma
Stereotactic radiosurgery is a well-established treatment modality for vestibular schwannoma. Initial reports using single-stage radiosurgery have demonstrated excellent tumor control rates. Many patients now elect to undergo radiosurgery given the…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Skull Base Meningiomas
Meningiomas are the most common nonglial brain tumors. They tend to be slow growing and benign and can reach substantial sizes before becoming symptomatic. Complete surgical resection of intracranial meningiomas…
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma
In 1951, Dr. Lars Leksell from Sweden conceived of what is now known as gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS). Since Leksell first treated a patient who had a vestibular schwannoma in…
Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannoma
Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumors of the Schwann cells of the eighth (VIII) cranial nerve. Precision radiotherapy techniques used to manage these tumors include stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), which can be…
