Powered Endoscopic Submucosal Partial Resection of the Inferior Turbinate

Submucosal resection of the middle turbinate.

INTRODUCTION The management of the middle turbinate during routine sinus surgery is controversial. A prominent middle turbinate can impair access to the middle meatus during and after surgery. While middle turbinate resection can improve this access, complications from this technique have been reported, including atrophic rhinitis, empty nose syndrome, anosmia, synechiae formation, turbinate la...

Comparison between power-assisted turbinoplasty and submucosal resection in the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of power-microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty (PAT) with submucosal resection (SMR) in the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy. METHODS A prospective randomized clinical trial study of 46 patients with bilateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: PAT and SMR. RESULTS Intraoperative blood loss was ...

Submucosal Endoscopic Tumor Resection

Endoscopic resection of small-bowel submucosal nodule.

The options for management of submucosal nodules in the small bowel are limited. A 67-year-old woman presented for evaluation after positive findings from fecal immunochemical testing. Colonoscopy showed a 2-cm submucosal nodule in the terminal ileum. Superficial biopsies from the lesion were unrevealing. Over-thescope clip (OTSC)-assisted resection was planned. An OTSC (size 12/6, type gc) was...

Endoscopic resection of gastric submucosal tumor

Submucosal tumors (SMT) are occasionally found in the esophagus and stomach during diagnostic endoscopy with reported incidence of 0.36% (1). There was no consensus on the management of incidental SMT as the histopathologic nature of such tumor is often uncertain. Attempt in obtaining adequate samples for tissue diagnosis is associated with risk of hemorrhage and perforation. The reported diagn...