Combined intra- and extra-endoscopic techniques for endoscopic intraventricular surgery with a new mini-tubular port.

ABSTRACT: Intraoperative hemorrhage represents a major risk during endoscopic intraventricular surgery. There are very few publications describing the maintenance of hemostasis during conventional endoscopic intraventricular surgery. Here, we designed a new mini-tubular port to combine intra- and extra-endoscopic techniques for endoscopic intraventricular surgery. With this new methodology, complicated techniques can be performed more efficiently with improved bleeding control. The new mini-tubular port consists of an outer sheath and an obturator. The sheath is a thin-walled transparent cylinder that is 0.35 mm thick, 10 mm in diameter, and 90 mm in length. In this report, we describe the use of the mini-tubular port on 36 patients receiving endoscopic intraventricular surgery. The study enrolled 3

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445220 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature