Demonstration of nasopharyngeal surgery with a single port operator-controlled flexible endoscope system.

Journal: Head & neck
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal surgery is commonly performed with a rigid endoscope using a transnasal or transoral approach. Here, we demonstrate a flexible single port computer-assisted endoscopic system enabling easy transoral access to the nasopharynx.

Authors

  • Patrick J Schuler
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
  • Thomas K Hoffmann
  • Uma Duvvuri
  • Nicole Rotter
  • Jens Greve
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
  • Marc O Scheithauer