3D endoscopy shows enhanced anatomical details and depth perception vs 2D: a multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The current standard endoscopic technique is a high resolution visualisation up to Full HD and even 4 K. A recent development are 3D endoscopes providing a 3-dimensional picture, which supposedly gives additional information of depth, anatomical details and orientation in the surgical field. Since the 3D-endoscopic technique is new, little scientific evidence is known whether the new technique provides advantages for the surgeon compared to the 2D-endoscopic standard technique in FESS. This study compares the standard 2D-endoscopic surgical technique with the new commercially available 3D-endoscopic technique.

Methods

The prospective randomized interventional multicenter study included a total of 80 referred patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with and without polyp

SUBMITTER: Tomazic PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8165070 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature