Stepwise Tumor Tailored Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Classification

Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy: the Sarawak experience.

Shifting the paradigm of treatment of a locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) from the non-surgical management to a surgical modality has always been a challenge. However, many studies on endoscopic nasopharyngectomy have proven it to be a reliable form of treatment with an excellent outcome. Since 2007, in Sarawak General Hospital, six cases of endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for local...

Endoscopic endonasal nasopharyngectomy in selected cancers.

OBJECTIVE To describe the different surgical techniques for nasopharyngeal endoscopic resection (NER) and to support the efficacy of the endoscopic endonasal approach in the management of selected primary and locally recurrent nasopharyngeal tumors (NPTs). STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Patients affected by NPTs who underwent NER from 1997 to 2011 at two Italian referra...

Endoscopic transpterygoid nasopharyngectomy: correlation of surgical anatomy with multiplanar CT.

BACKGROUND Oncologic resection of the nasopharynx is challenging due to its complex and deep-seated nature. We aimed to illustrate the anatomic landmarks of endoscopic nasopharyngectomy and design a surgical training model that could facilitate learning of this technique. METHODS An endoscopic endonasal dissection of the nasopharynx was completed in fresh cadaveric specimens under conditions ...

Endoscopic microvascular decompression: a stepwise operative technique.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal nerve is a widely accepted treatment for patients with trigeminal neuralgia caused by vascular compression. The neuroendoscope is rapidly becoming a complementary tool in minimally invasive neurosurgery of the ventral anterior skull base. Its adoption in the lateral approach to the posterior fossa has been slower and has been u...

Peroral endoscopic myotomy using tailored accessories