Incorporating Endoscopic Ear Surgery into Your Clinical Practice

Elliott D Kozin; Ruwan Kiringoda; Daniel J Lee

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.005

Incorporating Endoscopic Ear Surgery into Your Clinical Practice

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Oct;49(5):1237-51. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.005.

Authors

Elliott D Kozin¹, Ruwan Kiringoda¹, Daniel J Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Daniel_Lee@meei.harvard.edu.

PMID: 27565389
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.005

Abstract

Paralleling the introduction of endoscopes for sinus surgery more than two decades ago, otology is facing a similar paradigm shift in the use of endoscopes to perform ear surgery. The wide-angle and high-resolution image provided by endoscopes allows for improved visualization of the tympanic cavity using minimally invasive surgical portals. Incorporating endoscopic ear surgery into otologic practice is challenging. A graduated and step-wise introduction of EES to otologic surgery is recommended to ensure safe and successful implementation.

Keywords: Cholesteatoma; EES; Endoscope; Endoscopic ear surgery; Neurotology; Otology; Transcanal surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ear Canal
Ear Diseases / surgery*
Ear, Middle / anatomy & histology
Endoscopes
Endoscopy*
Humans
Lighting
Operating Rooms / organization & administration
Otologic Surgical Procedures*