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Endoscopy* ; Methods*

From May 2003 to 30 June 2004, 173 patients including 163 females and 10 males suffering from thyroidectomy was performed safely, successfully. Surgeon must prosess good skill on open surgery as well as on endoscopic surgery. The indication of this method was a routine only in nodule goiter in one lobe, but in multinoduli goiter in two lobes and in basedow the operationc success was still limited, especially for basedow disease, it must be prepare well pior to operation. It can made the incision from the anterior wall of the chest or from armpit with more cosmetic benefits
Thyroidectomy ; endoscopy ; methods

Endoscopy ; methods ; Humans ; Neck ; surgery

Endoscopy/methods* ; Humans ; Nose/surgery*

Endoscopy ; methods ; Humans ; Paranasal Sinuses ; surgery

Endoscopy ; methods ; Humans ; Nasal Septum ; surgery

Endoscopy ; methods ; Humans ; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms ; surgery

Background: Untill now, many minimal invasive methods have been applied in treating ureteral stones such as the endoscopic ureterolithotripsy technique of Perez-Castro and Martinez-Pinero (1980), the tetroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy technique of Wickham (1979) and so on. Retrograde endoscopic ureterolithotripsy with holmium laser has been applied in management of ureteral stones at the Post hospital I Hanoi since 2003. Objective: To show results of retrograde endoscopic ureterolithotripsy with holmium laser in management of ureteral stones at the Post hospital I Hanoi. Subjects and method: A retrospective study was conducted in 183 patients who underwent retrograde endoscopic ureterolithotripsy with holmium laser at the Post hospital I Hanoi, from July/2003 to July/2005. Results:In 183 patients, female was more than male (54.7% versus 45.4%); the mean age was 45.4 (range 14-77). There were total 212 lithotrity stones, of which the rate of left, right, upper-third, middle-third and lower-third ureteral stone was respectively 51.9%, 48.1%, 43.2%, 22.4% and 34.4%. The mean size of ureteral stone was 15.1mm x 11.17mm and the average time of ureterolithotripsy was 48.1 minutes (range 15 -120). Conclusion: The rate of success for etrograde endoscopic ureterolithotripsy with holmium laser was high (92.9%), especially the success rate for lower-third ureteral calculi (100%) and the success rate for upper-third ureteral stones (84.8%). However, 5/165 patients (3%) who had follow-up examination for 2-4 years after surgery had ureteral stenosis. This complication was resulted from burned mucous membrane during endoscopic ureterolithotripsy with laser.
Ureterolithiasis/ surgery ; therapy ; Endoscopy/ methods ; Lasers

Endoscopy ; methods ; Frontal Sinus ; surgery ; Humans

More than 30 years of rapid development of endoscopic surgery has led to the mainstreaming of this procedure in many surgical departments in China. Since the first report on endoscopy, it has been used in salivary gland resection for more than 20 years. The overall development of endoscopic surgery indicates that its use in oral and maxillofacial surgery is still in the early exploration stage; it has not yet been maturely developed or applied. Owing to the advancement of other disciplines and corresponding widening experiences in those fields, the development of endoscopic technology in oral and maxillofacial surgery will likely achieve a leapfrogging. Learning from the general development pattern of endoscopy, this research explores the application history, current situation, and future direction of the application of endoscopy in salivary gland surgery.
Endoscopy/methods* ; Endoscopes ; Salivary Glands/surgery* ; China