Minimally Invasive Surgery takes another step forward, surgery for tumors done through the nose. Instead of a week in the hospital, patients can go home 1-2 days after surgery. The procedures also opens up a full panoramic view which is not available with other procedures. Great informative video from the surgeon and well worth watching. BD
Traditional Procedure…
Through the Nose…
Marc R. Rosen, MD, Assistant professor of
- Head and neck surgery at Jefferson Medical College, describes the relatively new technique of minimally invasive skull base surgery for malignancies and benign tumors using a small endoscope to gain direct approach to the brain through the nose.
Endonasal Skull Surgery - Neurology & Neurosurgery Videos - The Doctor's Channel
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