Advanced Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery used to treat a variety of problems with the skull base. It inserts a piece of medical equipment called an endoscope through the natural opening of the body. A narrow tube, endoscope, is equipped with a camera, illumination, and surgical instruments.
In most cases, this form of surgery does not necessitate a major incision. An MRI is an imaging method to obtain images of the skull base using a powerful magnetic field and a computer. It is mostly performed by a radiology professional, while the surgical specialists are working to ensure that all of the tumours have been eliminated.
Any of the following problems may necessitate endoscopic skull base surgery:
The best head and neck surgeon will recommend advanced endoscopic skull base surgery for the following reasons.
Tumours, benign or malignant
Benign or malignant tumours (or other abnormal tissue) found behind the brain, at the base of the skull, or near the top most region of the spine, including
- Tumours of the pituitary gland (placed behind the eyes and the nose), such as pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma.
- Meningiomas are tumours that develop in the meninges (a layer of tissue that connects the brain and the skull) and are found on the floor of the skull, separating the brain and the nose.
- Cysts (Rathke's cleft cyst) are a kind of cyst.
- Infection-induced abnormal growths
- Tumours of the bone near the base of the skull (chordomas).
Procedure
The best advanced endoscopic skull base surgery has a multidisciplinary team, including a neurosurgeon and an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) surgeon - an otolaryngologist - performs endoscopic skull base surgery. The neurosurgeon can use the endoscope to operate after the ENT surgeon creates a tiny incision within the nasal cavity (described above).
In certain circumstances, the treatment will be split into two halves, with the first being a nasal 'exposure' and the second being a tumour excision.
The process usually takes two to four hours to complete, however, more complex surgeries might take up to six hours. Individuals may usually get out of bed the next day following the operation.
Instructions for after surgery
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