3 research outputs found
Comprehensive Management of the Paranasal Sinuses in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery.
OBJECTIVE: The endonasal route often provides the most direct and safe approach to skull base pathology. In this article we review the literature with regard to management of the paranasal sinuses in the setting of skull base surgery.
METHODS: We describe our institutional experience and review the literature of concurrent management of the sinusitis in patients undergoing endoscopic skull base surgery.
RESULTS: Patients should be optimized preoperatively to ensure the endonasal route is a safe corridor to enter the intracranial cavity. Often the paranasal sinuses can be surgically addressed at the same time as endoscopic skull base surgery. We describe the technical details of management of the paranasal sinuses when addressing skull base pathology.
CONCLUSIONS: Careful management of the paranasal sinuses throughout the peri-operative course is paramount to optimizing sinonasal function and safety
Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks of the Anterior and Lateral Skull Base
Bio: Dr. Friedel is a Rhinology and Skull Base surgery fellow and clinical instructor in the Dept of Otolaryngology. He received his medical doctorate degree from Jefferson Medical College and did his residency training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Objectives: The objectives for this are to discuss our institutition’s management of cerebrospinal fluid leaks of the anterior and lateral skull base
Overcoming Obstacles in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Challenging Corridors, Cases and Defects
Objectives:
Endoscopic cranial base surgery is a rapidly advancing field with new innovations leading to an expansion in surgical approaches. The aim of this lecture is to provide the audience with an overview of some common challenges and obstacles faced by the endoscopic skull base surgeon and provide algorithms for confronting some of these difficult cases.
Presentation: 47 minute