Endoscopic techniques in skull base surgery

摘要: Since its inception, neurosurgery has benefited from close collaborations with other specialties. Each succeeding decade been marked key advances based on these collaborations. The original collaboration otolaryngology led to the refinement of microsurgical techniques, and between radiation oncology evolved into current concepts stereotactic radiosurgery. In 1990s, interaction interventional radiology created discipline endovascular neurosurgery, intense otolaryngology, plastic surgery, originated field skull base surgery. characterized by crosspollination that allowed integration parallel technological developments as they occurred within each field. Physicians using new treatment algorithms strove make them standard care improved clinical outcomes. instance, a demonstration feasibility an initial learning curve was followed period validation popularization those reproducible elements resulted in These events eventually paradigms incorporated emerging technologies procedures. Over past several years, similar cross-pollination have spearheaded concept minimally invasive surgery along entire neuraxis, endoscopy being used primary visualization tool