MUCOSAL FLAPS STABILISATION IN ENDONASAL DCR

SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE Mechanical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with mucosal flaps

Aims: To describe and assess the efficacy of mechanical endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (MENDCR). This is a new technique that involves creation of a large rhinostomy and mucosal flaps. The study involved a prospective nonrandomised interventional case series with short perioperative follow up. Method: A prospective series of 104 consecutive endonasal DCRs performed from January 1999 to Decembe...

Endonasal Vascularized Flaps For Cranial Base Reconstruction

Special Topic Buccal Mucosal Flaps: A Review

The defects of mucosal surfaces of the face, either congenital, traumatic, or postoperative, have been prominent subjects of plastic surgery. Local skin flaps and free flaps have been used to repair these defects. Because the face is the most vascularized portion of the body, skin flaps in this area have a great chance for viability. Buccal mucosa also shares the same feature of vascularity and...

Powered endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy: technique and results of a series of patients.

INTRODUCTION External dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) has been the gold standard for treatment of epiphora. Currently several endoscopic DCR techniques are described. We evaluated results of endonasal DCR in our institution. METHODS A retrospective chart review of a consecutive series of DCR procedures. Patients were subjected to a questionnaire a minimum of 6 months postoperatively to assess lon...

Bilateral modified nasoseptal "rescue" flaps in the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS For a wide exposure of skull base and preservation of septal mucosa, we have raised bilateral modified nasoseptal rescue flaps in the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETSA) and evaluated the usefulness of these flaps elevation. STUDY DESIGN Case series. METHODS The study population comprised the patients who underwent EETSA with bilateral modified nasose...