Three-dimensional image-guided endonasal surgery with a microdebrider.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the first intraoperative use of a microdebrider as a stereotactic three-dimensional (3D) navigation instrument in paranasal and frontobasal surgery. The microdebrider uses rotating blades and an integrated suction device for controlled removal of tissue under video-endoscopic view. The ISG Viewing Wand uses the patient's computed tomography/magnetic resonance (CT/MR) data and a 3D reconstruction thereof and a high-precision position-sensitive mechanical arm for intraoperative three-dimensional navigation. We have linked the microdebrider to the Viewing Wand to transform it into a continuously available intraoperative stereotactic localizing device. We discuss the problems related to this extension of the Viewing Wand and demonstrate the practical use in an exemplary polypectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Debridement
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Paranasal Sinuses
- Stereotaxic Techniques