Endoscopic excision of Angiofibroma

An Effective Technique for Endoscopic Resection of Advanced Stage Angiofibroma

Introduction: In recent years, the surgical management of angiofibroma has been greatly influenced by the use of endoscopic techniques. However, large tumors that extend into difficult anatomic sites present major challenges for management by either endoscopy or an open-surgery approach which needs new technique for the complete en block resection.   Materials and Methods: In a prospective obse...

Endoscopic approach for excision of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: complications and outcomes.

The purposes of this study are to report the efficacy of the endoscopic approach for juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) and to compare its related intra- and postoperative complications with findings from traditional approaches in the literatures. This study is a retrospective report of 47 cases of JNA that were treated with nasal endoscopic surgery between 1998 and 2005. According to t...

Endoscopic surgery of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma Summary

Juvenile angiofibroma: case report and the role of endoscopic resection.

Juvenile angiofibroma is benign yet aggressive. Due to its inaccessible location in the nasopharynx, open surgery usually requires osteotomies which cause stunting of facial growth in adolescent males. Advances in imaging and treatment techniques have now facilitated more accurate staging of this disease. For small, extracranial tumours limited to the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus, endoscopi...

Exclusively endoscopic removal of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: trends and limits.

OBJECTIVE To determine the feasible conditions for exclusive endoscopic resection of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. DESIGN Retrospective study of 20 patients, with a mean follow-up of 22 months. SETTING Six academic referral hospitals. INTERVENTIONS All patients had a preoperative computed tomographic or magnetic resonance imaging scan and at least 1 follow-up computed tomographic ...