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[Endoscope-microscope combination (ENDO-OPMI) for endonasal paranasal sinus surgery]. 1997

L Klimek, and B Hafner, and J Schröder, and M Krause-Bonte, and W Mann

HNO-Universitätsklinik Mainz.

The development of modern endonasal sinus surgery is fundamentally based on the introduction of optical instrumentation. Endoscopes and microscopes are commonly used in such surgery. We tested a new combination of a stereoscopic single-channel endoscope with an operating microscope (ENDO-OPMI) for endonasal sinus surgery. This combination of the endoscope and microscope are connected in a way that results in a self-carried stereo-endoscope. To date, the ENDO-OPMI has been evaluated in cadaver studies and 7 cases of endonasal sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis. The trial was used to evaluate the clinical use of the current system and its possibilities for future developments. The ENDO-OPMI was demonstrated to be principally well-suited for endonasal sinus surgery. However, the current technical shortcomings make further developments necessary. Once these are implemented, the system should be superior to the use of an endoscope or microscope alone in endonasal surgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007091	Image Processing, Computer-Assisted	A technique of inputting two-dimensional or three-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer.	Biomedical Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Processing,Digital Image Processing,Image Analysis, Computer-Assisted,Image Reconstruction,Medical Image Processing,Analysis, Computer-Assisted Image,Computer-Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Analyses,Image Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Image Analysis, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Biomedical,Image Processing, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Digital,Image Processing, Medical,Image Processings, Medical,Image Reconstructions,Medical Image Processings,Processing, Biomedical Image,Processing, Digital Image,Processing, Medical Image,Processings, Digital Image,Processings, Medical Image,Reconstruction, Image,Reconstructions, Image
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012852	Sinusitis	Inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA in one or more of the PARANASAL SINUSES.	Sinus Infections,Infection, Sinus,Infections, Sinus,Sinus Infection,Sinusitides
D019723	Endoscopes	Instruments for the visual examination of interior structures of the body. There are rigid endoscopes and flexible fiberoptic endoscopes for various types of viewing in ENDOSCOPY.	Endoscope