Objective:To report the experience of the application of internal carotid artery stent in skull base surgery, and to clarify the important role of internal carotid artery stent in skull base surgery.Methods:A retrospective study of 22 cases with skull base neoplasms implanted with internal carotid artery stents in the Department of ENT Head and Neck Surgery at the Sixth People′s Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University between July 2019 and January 2021 was conducted. Among them, 17 were male and 5 were female, aged between 33 and 75 years. There were 5 cases on the left, 16 cases on the right, and 1 case on both sides. Of these, there were 4 cases of jugular paraganglioma, 1 case of chondrosarcoma in the jugular foramen, 1 case of carotid body paraganglioma, and 16 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.Results:The degree of internal carotid artery erosion was assessed by computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance imaging and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images in 22 patients before surgery. It was found that the internal carotid artery was involved to varying degrees in all patients, so internal carotid artery stents were implanted before surgery. Tumor tissue was found to surround the internal carotid artery to varying degrees. Total or subtotal tumor resection was performed in all patients, and no intraoperative and postoperative complications occurred. The postoperative follow-up was 5 months to 2 years, and all patients had no complications such as spontaneous bleeding and pseudo aneurysm. There were no signs of stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery stent segment in all cases.Conclusions:For patients with skull base tumors, preoperative imaging indicates the limited involvement of the internal carotid artery, and internal carotid artery stent implantation before surgery is a safe and effective treatment.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak ; surgery ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Iatrogenic Disease ; Male ; Meningocele ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Nose ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the value of nasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy combined image guidance system in treating chronic dacryocystistis. METHOD: Thirteen cases (14 eyes) performed surgeries with nasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy combined image guidance system from January 2010 to August 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Their clinical data were analyzed and the effect of the surgery was evaluated. RESULT: All patients were followed-up for more than half a year. Of all patients,12 eyes were cured, 2 eyes were improved and 0 eyes were noneffective. The total treatment effectiveness was 100%. There was no complication for all cases. CONCLUSION Nasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy combined image guidance system is an effective and reliable treatment method for chronic dacryocystistis, especially for intraoperative location of lacrimal sac and control of operating process.
Dacryocystorhinostomy ; methods ; Endoscopy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Nasolacrimal Duct ; Nose ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVE: The harvesting procedures on cadaver heads and a radioanatomic study of measuring dimensions of skull base by endoscopic endonasal approach were performed. The measurements could do help to design the nasoseptal mucoperiosteum and improve the rate of repair success. METHOD: The surgical procedures were demonstrated on cadaver heads specimens. Then 20 adult CT scans of sinus and skull base were calculated by workstations. The dimensions of three different skull base (the defect of anterior skull base/cribriform plate approach, sellar region/planum sphenoidale region and clivus region) of maximum areas, length and width, were measured. And with these data the nasoseptal flap were designed for providing enough area to cover the defect. The distance from the projection of sphenopalatine foramen to related area of skull base were plused for obtaining desired the length of nasoseptal flap. RESULT: The mean length from the projection of sphenopalatine to the anterior skull base, planum/sella area and clivus were 49.56 mm, 57.47 and 67.19 mm, respectively. The means of areas of anterior dural defect, transsellar defect and panclivectomy were 16.13 cm2, 14.03 cm2 and 13.12 cm2, respectively. The average length of the nasoseptal flap ranged between 64.71-65.93 mm, the width ranged between 28.57-30.95 mm with an average area of 22.95 cm2. CONCLUSION One side of nasal septal flap can provide enough area to reconstruct the anterior skull base and planum/sella area. In some cases, the flap can not completely cover the area of clivus region because of the limitation of its length.
Adult ; Endoscopy ; methods ; Humans ; Nasal Septum ; anatomy & histology ; diagnostic imaging ; transplantation ; Skull Base ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Surgical Flaps ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

OBJECTIVE: The role of different local flaps in small external nasal skin defect reconstruction was discussed. METHOD: Forty-two cases of the small size nasal defects (diameter < 2 cm) were repaired with local external nose flap (includes the dorsal nasal flap, nasolabial flap and bilobed flap). The clinical and follow-up data were analyzed of patients with small external nasal skin defects, who accepted different local flaps reconstruction. Dorsal nasal flap, nasolabial flaps (includes island flap, slid flap and axial flap) and bilobed flap were tailored to reconstruct different external nasal defect. Twenty-seven patients were male and fifteen patients were female, the patients' age ranged from 28 to 74 years, the median age was 61 years. Thirty-eight cases resulted from resection of skin malignant tumor and four cases were benign lesions. The diameter of defects was 1-2 cm. The defects were reconstructed by single-stage dorsal nasal flap in 7 cases. There were 30 cases of caudolateral nasal defects were reconstructed by nasolabial flap, single-stage island nasolabial flap in 7 cases, axial flap in 18 cases and slid flap in 5 cases. Superior lateral defects were reconstructed by single-stage bilobed flap in 5 cases. RESULT: All defects were repaired successfully. All tissue flaps survived and had not necrosis. There was no tumor recurrence during 3 months to 2 years follow-up. CONCLUSION The dorsal nasal flap, nasolabial flap and bilobed flap can be used safely and effectively to repair the small external nasal defect and have satisfactory curative effect.
Adult ; Aged ; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Face ; pathology ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nose ; pathology ; surgery ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Skin ; pathology ; Surgical Flaps

OBJECTIVE: To explore the significance of MR and endoscopy in the postoperative management of skull base reconstruction with a vascular pedicle nasoseptal mucoperiosteal flap. METHOD: The immediate, and delayed postoperative MR imaging scans and endoscopic data of 8 patients who underwent endonasal endoscopic reconstruction of skull base dural defects with a vascular pedicle nasoseptal mucoperiosteal flap were retrospectively studied. Among the 8 patients, 7 cases have integrated immediate, delayed postoperative MR and synchronous endoscopic data which were harvest at the first week and at a 3- to 7-month interval respectively. One case was followed up by CT and endoscopy. The intracranial parenchymal changes, local situation of skull base defect site, the septal flap, healing of flap donor site and the transition of naso sinus mucosa were fully evaluated to explore the healing process and to improve the success rate of the reconstruction. RESULT: We can obtain the key postoperative information of intracranial and the skull base reconstruction site with MR and endoscopy. The MR can exclude the intracranial complications such as postoperative intracranial hematoma, cerebral edema, or pneumocephalus, and clearly show the location and extent of skull base defects, the position of the flap, the overlapping manner between the dural defect margin and the flap and the postoperative cerebrospinal fistula. In immediate and postoperative follow-up with MR, the septal flap had homogeneous enhanced image with a roughly "C" figure under the skull base, indicating stable blood supplement. The synchronous endoscopic examination also proved the survival of the septal flaps in 7 cases , the cerebrospinal fluid leakage in 1 case. One case flap necrosis. The septal flaps presented edema and congested in the immediate postoperative endoscopy, and returned to normal in the delayed examination. The non-vascular materials such as gelatin sponge and fat tissue had the different characteristics signal. Nasal mucosal edema and sinus ventilation continually recovered during the follow up and the exposed septal cartilage on the donor site resurfaced by mucosa in 2 months. CONCLUSION MR and endoscopy could provide the critical postoperative information about the vascular pedicle septal flap reconstruction. MR combined with endoscopy not only could rule out the complications, but also could gain the information such as the position, blood supply and healing of the flap, at the same time detected the cerebrospinal fluid leakage to provide accurate information for the secondary stage reconstruction. The information got from MR and endoscopy were important for the surgeon and the radiologist to recognize the flap and to evaluate for variations that may suggest potential flap failure.
Adult ; Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Mucosa ; transplantation ; Nasal Septum ; Periosteum ; transplantation ; Postoperative Period ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Skull Base ; surgery ; Surgical Flaps ; blood supply

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a low differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, and the radiation therapy is the primary choice. It's 5 year survival rate may reach 64.4%, while 10.0% cases may suffer from the local recurrence. The salvage radiation or surgery is still the main choice for recurrent cases now. However the recurrent tumor become radiation insensitive and meanwhile, morbidity and mortality become higher. The experience of open salvage surgery on the recurrent radiation insensitive tumor had been proved safely, and the related morbidity and mortality are acceptable. Recently, the endoscopic salvage surgery has been developed, some preliminary experience has been obtained and the result looks promising. In this article, the pathobiological characteristics of the postradiation local recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer, the anatomy of nasopharyngus and related skull base area, especially the petroclival region and current situation of endonasal endoscopic salvage surgery were reviewed here. Basic principle of oncological surgery that endoscopic surgery should followed and possible endoscopic surgical approaches were proposed.
Carcinoma ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Radiation Tolerance ; Salvage Therapy ; methods ; Skull Base ; Survival Rate

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the role of forehead flap in large external nasal defect reconstruction. METHOD: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and follow-up data of 11 patients with large or full-thickness external nasal defects, which were reconstructed with single-or two-stage interpolated or island forehead flaps from January 2007 to June 2011. All patients were male,defects of 9 cases were resulted from resection of skin malignant tumor and traumatic defect in 2 cases. The average diameter of defects was 3.3 cm (2.5-5.0 cm). Four cases had alar full thickness defect. The supratrochlear and angular artery of the elders (>70 yrs) and patients with suspicious peripheral blood vessel lesions were scanned before the surgery by Doppler ultrasonic. The defects were reconstructed by two-stage interpolated flap in 7 cases; five cases were reconstructed by single-stage island flap technique. A nasolabial flap based on piriform aperture was turned into the nasal cavity to reconstruct the lining. RESULT: All defects were repaired successfully. All tissue flap survived and the scar was not conspicuous. One patient had nostril stenosis with mild nasal congestion complain at the 6th postoperative month. CONCLUSION The forehead flap, interpolated or island, can be used safely and effectively to repair the large external nasal defect in experienced hands.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Forehead ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nose ; pathology ; surgery ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin Transplantation ; Surgical Flaps ; Young Adult

ObjectiveBy the study of histological feature of the regenerated nerve at different time after operation,to explore the mechanism of the peripheral nerve regenerationwhen the distal nerve stump is repaired by a smaller proximal end with artery sleeve briding.MethodsFour Wistar rats were served as the donors of arteris for bridging.Sixteen Wistar rats were randomized into 2 groups (n =8 per group).In control group,the right sciatic nerves were cut off and received epineurial suture.In experimental group,the right sciatic nerves received artery sleeve bridging in different size.HE staining was taken to observe the histological changes of the regenerated nerve at 7,14,21 and 28 days after operation.ResultsThe new regenerated axons need about 21 days to pass the bridging gap.Twenty-eight days after operation,the number of the regenerated axons in distal segment was greater than that of the proximal in the experimental group.The regenerated axons were matured and more regular.Conclusion The functional reserve of repaired nerve is exists when the proximal end is smaller than the distal in size by means of amplification effect.And the method of artery sleeve bridging provides a better situation for functional reserve.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the use of transnasal endoscopy and open surgical approaches for management of sinonasal and adjacent skull base benign fibro-osseous lesions, the surgical methods, precautions, clinical efficacies were also described. METHOD: Fifteen patients were reviewed, including osteoma in 6 cases, Ossifying fibroma in 2 cases and fibrous dysplasia in 7 cases. Analyzed the pathological features and CT images, and to select surgical approach according to the location and extent of lesions. Eleven patients were operated through transnasal endoscopic procedure, including 7 cases with ipsilateral nasal approach and 4 cases with extended binasal approach; 4 cases with open surgical approach, including trans-eyebrow approach in 1 case and bicoronal approach in 3 cases. RESULT: All patients were followed up for 2 months to 4 years, gross resection of lesions in 10 cases but partial resection in 5 cases with fibrous dysplasia. The clinical symptoms and facial deformity in all cases were eliminated or significantly relieved postoperatively. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage occurred in 1 case, was successfully repaired during the endoscopic operation. Preoperative diplopia in 3 cases, 2 cases disappeared after six months, one case was improved significantly. There were no postoperative orbital or intracranial complications. CONCLUSION Surgery is an effective means to resect lesions which had obviously clinical symptoms. The location and extent of lesions were the decisive factor to choose an open or endoscopic approach. Endoscopic sinus surgery can manage the midline skull base lesions which extend from the posterior wall of the frontal sinus to the clivus, well the open surgical approach is suitable for lesions locating the area beyond the medial orbital wall. No matter choosing which approach, osteoma, ossifying fibroma can be completely removed. For the fibrous dysplasia, as an extensive but self-limiting lesion, the surgery is performed only for relieving symptoms and facial deformity. So the partial resection is preferred and reasonable other than radical total resection. Even the severe fibrous dysplasia lesions caused the optic canal stenosis but present normal vision, it is unnecessary to perform prophylactic decompression of the optic nerve.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Fibroma, Ossifying ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoma ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinuses ; pathology ; Skull Base ; pathology ; Young Adult