New Navigation Approaches for Endoscopic Lateral Skull Base Surgery

Authors

Samuel R. Barber, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. Electronic address: sambarber@oto.arizona.edu.Follow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Image-guided navigation is well established for surgery of the brain and anterior skull base. Although navigation workstations have been used widely by neurosurgeons and rhinologists for decades, utilization in the lateral skull base (LSB) has been less due to stricter requirements for overall accuracy less than 1 mm in this region. Endoscopic approaches to the LSB facilitate minimally invasive surgeries with less morbidity, yet there are risks of injury to critical structures. With improvements in technology over the years, image-guided navigation for endoscopic LSB surgery can reduce operative time, optimize exposure for surgical corridors, and increase safety in difficult cases.

Medical Subject Headings

Endoscopy (methods); Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Neurosurgical Procedures (methods); Operative Time; Skull Base (surgery); Surgery, Computer-Assisted (methods)

Publication Date

2-1-2021

Publication Title

Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

E-ISSN

1557-8259

Volume

54

Issue

1

First Page

175

Last Page

187

PubMed ID

33243374

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.otc.2020.09.021

Recommended Citation

Barber, Samuel R., "New Navigation Approaches for Endoscopic Lateral Skull Base Surgery" (2021). ENT and Skull Base Surgery. 73.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/ent-and-skull-base-surgery/73