Minimally invasive nasal endoscopic surgery

Some people's nose functions may not be particularly normal, and their noses may have some diseases. For these people, it is necessary to undergo surgery to restore the health of the nose. After all, an unhealthy nose will make people feel very uncomfortable, which may affect normal breathing and make it impossible for people to distinguish smells normally. The most common nasal surgery is minimally invasive nasal endoscopic surgery. The following is a detailed introduction to this surgery.

Minimally invasive nasal endoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgery for anatomical abnormalities of the sinus ostium. It is performed under the monitoring of the nasal endoscopic display system, using a set of special surgical instruments to penetrate deep into the nasal cavity from the nostrils. Nasal endoscopic technology uses an optical endoscope to perform surgical treatment of the nose or sinuses.

Surgery Description

This surgical procedure has a clear field of vision, can completely remove the lesion, causes little surgical trauma (minimally invasive), and maintains normal nasal function after surgery. Endoscopic nasal technology is a revolutionary change in ophthalmology. It only became popular internationally in the 1980s. Under the leadership of the leader of the otolaryngology discipline, this technology was developed in the early 1980s. He was one of the first doctors to come into contact with endoscopic nasal technology. He has rich clinical experience and passed the technology on to every doctor who has high endoscopic nasal surgery skills. Patients who undergo surgery recover quickly after surgery and rarely have recurrences.

Effects of surgery

Remove diseased tissue and improve anatomical abnormalities. Clear the inflammatory lesions of the sinuses and restore normal drainage of the sinuses while preserving normal mucosal function.

Preoperative examination

Before the operation, you need to do blood routine, blood type, urine routine, liver function, biochemistry, coagulation, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, etc. The most important thing is the sinus CT scan, so that the doctor can determine the scope of the lesion, as well as provide positioning and guidance for the direction of the operation during the operation.

Comparison between traditional surgery and minimally invasive surgery

Taking nasopharyngeal carcinoma resection as an example

Before minimally invasive surgery was introduced at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin, Hong Kong in mid-1998, nasopharyngeal carcinoma resection was a very major operation that took more than half a day. The doctor needs to make a large opening in the patient's neck to expose the affected area before removing the tumor. The surgery requires multiple skin grafts to cover the removed tissue. But since the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, doctors can remove the tumor through an endoscope by simply making a small hole in the neck, inserting a catheter and lighting equipment into the affected area.

Anatomy

The United States and Turkey have long used minimally invasive techniques for autopsies, and the University of Hong Kong has also begun to introduce the technology to Hong Kong. This technology can reduce damage to the deceased's body, but the Coroner's Court in Hong Kong has not yet accepted the results of minimally invasive autopsies.