Overcoming Obstacles in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Challenging Corridors, Cases and Defects

Authors

Mark E. Friedel, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Marc R. Rosen, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Gurston G. Nyquist, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

5-2013

Comments

Dr. Friedel is a Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellow and Clinical Instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and then completed residency training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He has a particular interest in sinonasal function and preservation in conjunction with advanced endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.

Abstract

Objectives:

Endoscopic cranial base surgery is a rapidly advancing field with new innovations leading to an expansion in surgical approaches. The aim of this lecture is to provide the audience with an overview of some common challenges and obstacles faced by the endoscopic skull base surgeon and provide algorithms for confronting some of these difficult cases.

Presentation: 47 minutes

Recommended Citation

Friedel, MD, Mark E.; Rosen, MD, Marc R.; and Nyquist, MD, Gurston G., "Overcoming Obstacles in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Challenging Corridors, Cases and Defects" (2013). Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Presentations and Grand Rounds. Presentation 15.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/otograndrounds/15