Exclusive endoscopic transcanal approach to lateral skull base lesions: Institutional experience of 3 cases |
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Authors: | Sidharth Pradhan Preetam Chappity Anindya Nayak Pradeep Pradhan Pradipta K Parida |
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Affiliation: | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 1 st floor, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Sijua, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India |
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Abstract: | IntroductionMajority of petrous bone and lateral skull base pathologies are benign in nature. The complex anatomy usually warrants an extensive approach with associated morbidity.Case summaryTwo cases of petrous bone cholesteatoma (1 congenital cholesteatoma with facial palsy and 1 acquired cholesteatoma) and a case of glomus tympanicum were treated with exclusive endoscopic transcanal approach. The cases of petrous cholesteatoma were addressed with trans-promontorial and infra-cochlear approaches. The mean operative time was approximately 140 min. No CSF otorrhoea was noticed in the post-operative period. The average period of hospital stay was 3.7 days.ConclusionIn the subset of cases with limited benign disease an endoscopic trans-canal approach is a better alternative to an external approach. It decreases operative time, blood loss, chance of meningitis, morbidity and hospital stay. The lack of depth perception is a major hurdle which can be come over by experience in endoscopic middle ear surgery. This approach can create direct access to cochlea/petrous apex/internal auditory canal (IAC)/Supra-geniculate ganglion region. |
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Keywords: | Transcanal endoscopic approach Petrous cholesteatoma Glomus tympanicum Lateral skull base |
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