Introducing Endoscopic Ear Surgery into Practice
The otolaryngologist will find in this article a direct and frank discussion and useful advice for how to get started performing solely endoscopic ear surgery for abnormalities of the middle…
Endoscopic Middle Ear Surgery in Children
Endoscopy is advantageous in many aspects of pediatric ear surgery, especially for tympanoplasty and cholesteatoma. The narrower pediatric meatus can restrict access for a totally endoscopic approach, but when possible,…
Transtympanic Endoscopy for Diagnosis of Middle Ear Pathology
Office-based transtympanic endoscopy through the perforation made by laser-assisted myringotomy (LAM) has been introduced for diagnosis of ossicular interruption, stapes fixation, tympanosclerosis, congenital cholesteatoma, and perilymphatic fistula. Endoscopy of the…
Instrumentation and Technologies in Endoscopic Ear Surgery
This article covers state-of-the-art instruments and devices specially designated for endoscopic ear surgery. New technologies stimulate the creation of special endoscopic equipment and microinstruments specially designed to satisfy the exclusive…
Beyond the Middle Ear
Currently, the main application of endoscopic surgery relies on the middle ear cholesteatoma surgical treatment. However, in the natural evolution of the technique there are the steps toward of lateral…
Endoscopic Management of Attic Cholesteatoma
At present, the main application of endoscopic surgery is in the surgical treatment of middle ear cholesteatoma; however, for definitive validation and acceptance by scientific community, results are needed regarding…
Endoscopic Anatomy of the Retrotympanum
This article presents the endoscopic anatomy of the retrotympanum and its relationship to other important anatomic landmarks in the middle ear to provide understanding of its importance and relevance during…
Endoscopic Anatomy and Ventilation of the Epitympanum
The use of an endoscope with varied angulations has allowed the surgeon to explore areas that were often not visualized using standard microscopic procedures. The endoscope has improved knowledge of…
Transcanal Endoscopic Management of Cholesteatoma
A detailed and comprehensive discussion of transcanal endoscopic management of cholesteatoma is presented. After a presentation of the anatomy of the area, the rationale, advantages and limitations, technique, and long-term…
Endoscopic Management of Chronic Otitis Media and Tympanoplasty
The endoscope allows for better inspection for cholesteatoma in cases with chronic otitis media, better access to selective epitympanic poor ventilation and secondary selective chronic otitis media, better visualization of…
