Non-melanoma skin cancers or keratinocyte cancers such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma make up approximately 80% and 20% respectively, of skin cancers with the 6 million people that are treated ann...Non-melanoma skin cancers or keratinocyte cancers such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma make up approximately 80% and 20% respectively, of skin cancers with the 6 million people that are treated annually in the United States. 1 in 5 Americans and 2 in 3 Australians develop skin cancer by the age of 70 years and in Australia it is the most expensive, amassing $1.5 billion, to treat cancers. Non-melanoma skin cancers are often self-detected and are usually removed by various means in doctors’ surgeries. Mohs micrographic surgery is acclaimed to be the gold standard for the treatment of skin cancer. However, a novel microscopic molecular-cellular non-invasive topical therapy described in this article, challenges the status of Mohs procedure for being the acclaimed gold standard.展开更多
<strong>Background:</strong> Advances in the era of modern micro-neurosurgery enabled a reduction of surgical invasiveness and brain retraction which has been defined as minimally invasive or keyhole surge...<strong>Background:</strong> Advances in the era of modern micro-neurosurgery enabled a reduction of surgical invasiveness and brain retraction which has been defined as minimally invasive or keyhole surgery. Sinonasal endoscopy has brought radical changes in the concepts of pathophysiology and treatment of sinonasal aliments as well as surgical techniques. <strong>Aim of the Study:</strong> To compare between the use of endoscopic and microscopic trans-sphenoidal approach in resection of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas with Suprasellar Extension. <strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> This is a prospective study. It had been conducted upon 20 patients having growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma admitted to Neurosurgery department in Alzar University hospitals and Nasr City Insurance hospital from 2015 to 2018, divided into 2 groups;group A (10 cases) underwent endoscopic endonasal trans-sphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection, while group B (10 cases) operated upon using the standard microscopic trans-sphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection. The inclusion criteria were included: All patients with growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas showing manifestations of acromegaly, mass effect or hormonal disturbance. <strong>Results:</strong> This study showed that improvement in outcome was higher in endoscopic group opposed to microscopic group (100% vs. 71% improved headache, 80% vs. 60% visual improvement, 75% vs. 20% fundus improvement and 60% vs. 30% field improvement).<strong> Conclusion:</strong> We concluded that fully endoscopic procedure result in improved rates of complete tumor removal and a reduced incidence of complications, when compared to the microscopic approach.展开更多
AIM:To establish a recording system with a direct view of the surgeon to supplement video recording under an operating microscope,which lacks information on the movement and position of the surgeon’s hands,and to fac...AIM:To establish a recording system with a direct view of the surgeon to supplement video recording under an operating microscope,which lacks information on the movement and position of the surgeon’s hands,and to facilitate the reproduction of a skilled surgeon’s technique by a surgeon in training.METHODS:A small camera was attached to the operating microscope with a custom adapter.Microscopic surgeon’s view and direct surgeon’s view through this new camera were recorded in the surgical recording system.Both movies were synchronized and analyzed how do surgeons handle the instruments.RESULTS:A small camera attached to the operating microscope allowed the surgeon’s hands motion to be recorded without interfering with the surgeon’s movements.Different surgeons used different methods to manipulate the ultrasound handpiece and the irrigation/aspiration device.Even in the simple paracentesis procedure,different surgeons used different methods.Surgeons-in-training were able to identify and improve their weaknesses by watching synchronized movies of their hand motions and microscopic view.CONCLUSION:Simultaneous recording the surgical field out of the operating microscopic view by a small camera set on the microscope is comprehensive and improves surgeons-in-training understanding and learning surgeries.展开更多
目的探究显微镜辅助颈椎前路减压内固定融合术(anterior cervical decompression and fusion,ACDF)在颈椎病治疗中的效果。方法回顾性分析烟台业达医院2019年2月~2020年6月收治的78例颈椎病患者资料,按手术方式的不同分成A、B组。A组38...目的探究显微镜辅助颈椎前路减压内固定融合术(anterior cervical decompression and fusion,ACDF)在颈椎病治疗中的效果。方法回顾性分析烟台业达医院2019年2月~2020年6月收治的78例颈椎病患者资料,按手术方式的不同分成A、B组。A组38例实施标准开放ACDF治疗,B组40例实施显微镜辅助ACDF。观察并记录两组手术参数,统计并发症发生情况,采用数字分级评分法(numerical rating scale,NRS)、日本骨科协会评分(Japanese orthopaedic association score,JOA)分别对两组术前、术后1年的疼痛度、颈椎神经功能进行评定,测量颈椎Cobb角,并计算颈椎神经功能改善率。结果B组手术用时、术中失血量均较A组少(P<0.05),术后住院时间组间比较无统计学差异(P>0.05);A组发生2例脑脊液漏,B组无并发症发生,组间比较无统计学差异(P>0.05);与同组术前相比,两组术后1年NRS、JOA评分、颈椎Cobb角均明显改善(P<0.05),而组间上述指标比较均无统计学差异(P>0.05);A组颈椎神经功能改善率89.47%与B组的92.50%相比,无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论对颈椎病患者实施显微镜辅助ACDF的治疗效果较好,且具有手术用时短、术中失血量少等优势。展开更多
Aim: To compare between classic open surgeries and minimally invasive surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Methods: A comparative descriptive study, involved 117 patients suffering from lumbar canal stenosis, aged bet...Aim: To compare between classic open surgeries and minimally invasive surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Methods: A comparative descriptive study, involved 117 patients suffering from lumbar canal stenosis, aged between 40 - 70 years;admitted to department of Neurosurgery from March 2011 till august 2016 in King Fahad Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Study groups are consisted of group A as patients managed with classical laminectomy, group B as patients managed with endoscopic spinal procedures and group C as patients managed with microscopic decompression facilitated by the Metrex Tubular System. SPSS was used in data entry and analysis, and ethical considerations taken into consideration and participants filled the required inform consents. Results: Age of particaoncet ranged from 45 - 63 years, Mean +/‒50. The degenerative canal stenosis with acute disc single level (cauda equina syndrome) was the most common type of lumbar canal stenosis encountered in group A;the unilateral foraminal and lateral recess stenosis without disc prolapse was the most common type of lumbar canal stenosis encountered in group B;while the unilateral foraminal and lateral recess stenosis without disc prolapse was the most common type of lumbar canal stenosis encountered in group C. Classic laminectomy and disectomy used mostly in group A;endoscopic unilateral decompression lamino-foraminotomy without discectomy used mostly in group B and bilateral microscopic laminectomy without discectomy followed by unilateral microscopic laminoforaminotomy without discectomy used mostly in group C. Mean of operation duration was the highest in both gender of group A, followed by group B, then group C. Unintended durotomy was the most common intra operative complications occurred in the whole study especially in group A. Mean of blood lost was the highest in both gender of group A, followed by group B, then group C. Postop complications in the patients of study groups were the highest in group A (33.3%), followed by group B (8.5%) and then group C (2%). Conclusion: Microscopic decompression facilitated by the Metrex Tubular System is the most effective technique of Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and the least intra-operative and post-operative complications.展开更多
Purpose: To compare the long-term efficacy of a corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision in the treatment of primary pterygium. Methods: This random control study included 63 patients (63...Purpose: To compare the long-term efficacy of a corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision in the treatment of primary pterygium. Methods: This random control study included 63 patients (63 eyes) with primary pterygium. These were randomly divided into a group with corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision (group A) and a group with pterygium excision with exposed sclera (group B) and subjected to long-term follow up. The surgical outcomes were classified and evaluated (grade Ⅰ-Ⅳ). Several indexes were analyzed, including ocular surface irritation symptom,tear film stability, surgical complication, and recurrence rate. Results: The follow up ranged from 24 to 38 months, (26.9± 3.4) months on average. No recurrence was noted at 6 weeks postoperatively. At 6 months postoperatively, the recurrence rate of pterygium was 5.2% in group A and 8.0% in group B. At 1 year postoperatively, the recurrence rate in group A was 10.5% and 20.0% in group B. At the end of follow up, the recurrence rates were 13.1% in group A and 24.0% in group B. No statistical significance was found between two groups regarding the recurrence rates at each time point (P>0.05). After the follow up. (> 2 years),the severity of ocular surface conditions was significantly milder in patients in group A than in group B (P <0.01).No statistically significant differences were noted between the two groups at 6 weeks,6 months, and 1 year after surgery. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding postoperative tear film break-up time. Fewer postoperative complications and milder ocular surface irritation symptoms occurred in patients in group A. Conclusion: Corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision yields sound long-term efficacy and a low recurrence rate and induces only mild damage on the ocular surface when used as a treatment for pterygium.展开更多
Objective: To improve the qaulity of strabismus surgery and to find out the role ofmicrosurgery in the field of strabismus.Methods: We performed separation and preservation of anterior ciliary vessels (ACV),adjustable...Objective: To improve the qaulity of strabismus surgery and to find out the role ofmicrosurgery in the field of strabismus.Methods: We performed separation and preservation of anterior ciliary vessels (ACV),adjustable sutures, routine rectus recession, and oblique muscle surgeries undermicroscope in 13 cases of comitant strabismus, 19 cases of A-V syndrome and 8 cases ofparalytic strabismus. Results: Surgeries were performed in a very clear field under microscope. Wesuccessfully did vascular microdissection and ACV preservation. Also with the use ofmicroscope, various kinds of strabismus microsurgery videos were recorded.Conclusions: Microscopic technique can be used to enhance the quality and accuracy ofstrabismus surgery and to reduce surgical damage, postoperative inflammatory reactionand scar formation. All kinds of strabismus surgery , especially, oblique muscles andcomplex paralytic operations can be performed under microscope.展开更多
文摘Non-melanoma skin cancers or keratinocyte cancers such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma make up approximately 80% and 20% respectively, of skin cancers with the 6 million people that are treated annually in the United States. 1 in 5 Americans and 2 in 3 Australians develop skin cancer by the age of 70 years and in Australia it is the most expensive, amassing $1.5 billion, to treat cancers. Non-melanoma skin cancers are often self-detected and are usually removed by various means in doctors’ surgeries. Mohs micrographic surgery is acclaimed to be the gold standard for the treatment of skin cancer. However, a novel microscopic molecular-cellular non-invasive topical therapy described in this article, challenges the status of Mohs procedure for being the acclaimed gold standard.
文摘<strong>Background:</strong> Advances in the era of modern micro-neurosurgery enabled a reduction of surgical invasiveness and brain retraction which has been defined as minimally invasive or keyhole surgery. Sinonasal endoscopy has brought radical changes in the concepts of pathophysiology and treatment of sinonasal aliments as well as surgical techniques. <strong>Aim of the Study:</strong> To compare between the use of endoscopic and microscopic trans-sphenoidal approach in resection of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas with Suprasellar Extension. <strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> This is a prospective study. It had been conducted upon 20 patients having growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma admitted to Neurosurgery department in Alzar University hospitals and Nasr City Insurance hospital from 2015 to 2018, divided into 2 groups;group A (10 cases) underwent endoscopic endonasal trans-sphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection, while group B (10 cases) operated upon using the standard microscopic trans-sphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection. The inclusion criteria were included: All patients with growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas showing manifestations of acromegaly, mass effect or hormonal disturbance. <strong>Results:</strong> This study showed that improvement in outcome was higher in endoscopic group opposed to microscopic group (100% vs. 71% improved headache, 80% vs. 60% visual improvement, 75% vs. 20% fundus improvement and 60% vs. 30% field improvement).<strong> Conclusion:</strong> We concluded that fully endoscopic procedure result in improved rates of complete tumor removal and a reduced incidence of complications, when compared to the microscopic approach.
文摘AIM:To establish a recording system with a direct view of the surgeon to supplement video recording under an operating microscope,which lacks information on the movement and position of the surgeon’s hands,and to facilitate the reproduction of a skilled surgeon’s technique by a surgeon in training.METHODS:A small camera was attached to the operating microscope with a custom adapter.Microscopic surgeon’s view and direct surgeon’s view through this new camera were recorded in the surgical recording system.Both movies were synchronized and analyzed how do surgeons handle the instruments.RESULTS:A small camera attached to the operating microscope allowed the surgeon’s hands motion to be recorded without interfering with the surgeon’s movements.Different surgeons used different methods to manipulate the ultrasound handpiece and the irrigation/aspiration device.Even in the simple paracentesis procedure,different surgeons used different methods.Surgeons-in-training were able to identify and improve their weaknesses by watching synchronized movies of their hand motions and microscopic view.CONCLUSION:Simultaneous recording the surgical field out of the operating microscopic view by a small camera set on the microscope is comprehensive and improves surgeons-in-training understanding and learning surgeries.
文摘目的探究显微镜辅助颈椎前路减压内固定融合术(anterior cervical decompression and fusion,ACDF)在颈椎病治疗中的效果。方法回顾性分析烟台业达医院2019年2月~2020年6月收治的78例颈椎病患者资料,按手术方式的不同分成A、B组。A组38例实施标准开放ACDF治疗,B组40例实施显微镜辅助ACDF。观察并记录两组手术参数,统计并发症发生情况,采用数字分级评分法(numerical rating scale,NRS)、日本骨科协会评分(Japanese orthopaedic association score,JOA)分别对两组术前、术后1年的疼痛度、颈椎神经功能进行评定,测量颈椎Cobb角,并计算颈椎神经功能改善率。结果B组手术用时、术中失血量均较A组少(P<0.05),术后住院时间组间比较无统计学差异(P>0.05);A组发生2例脑脊液漏,B组无并发症发生,组间比较无统计学差异(P>0.05);与同组术前相比,两组术后1年NRS、JOA评分、颈椎Cobb角均明显改善(P<0.05),而组间上述指标比较均无统计学差异(P>0.05);A组颈椎神经功能改善率89.47%与B组的92.50%相比,无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论对颈椎病患者实施显微镜辅助ACDF的治疗效果较好,且具有手术用时短、术中失血量少等优势。
文摘Aim: To compare between classic open surgeries and minimally invasive surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Methods: A comparative descriptive study, involved 117 patients suffering from lumbar canal stenosis, aged between 40 - 70 years;admitted to department of Neurosurgery from March 2011 till august 2016 in King Fahad Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Study groups are consisted of group A as patients managed with classical laminectomy, group B as patients managed with endoscopic spinal procedures and group C as patients managed with microscopic decompression facilitated by the Metrex Tubular System. SPSS was used in data entry and analysis, and ethical considerations taken into consideration and participants filled the required inform consents. Results: Age of particaoncet ranged from 45 - 63 years, Mean +/‒50. The degenerative canal stenosis with acute disc single level (cauda equina syndrome) was the most common type of lumbar canal stenosis encountered in group A;the unilateral foraminal and lateral recess stenosis without disc prolapse was the most common type of lumbar canal stenosis encountered in group B;while the unilateral foraminal and lateral recess stenosis without disc prolapse was the most common type of lumbar canal stenosis encountered in group C. Classic laminectomy and disectomy used mostly in group A;endoscopic unilateral decompression lamino-foraminotomy without discectomy used mostly in group B and bilateral microscopic laminectomy without discectomy followed by unilateral microscopic laminoforaminotomy without discectomy used mostly in group C. Mean of operation duration was the highest in both gender of group A, followed by group B, then group C. Unintended durotomy was the most common intra operative complications occurred in the whole study especially in group A. Mean of blood lost was the highest in both gender of group A, followed by group B, then group C. Postop complications in the patients of study groups were the highest in group A (33.3%), followed by group B (8.5%) and then group C (2%). Conclusion: Microscopic decompression facilitated by the Metrex Tubular System is the most effective technique of Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and the least intra-operative and post-operative complications.
文摘Purpose: To compare the long-term efficacy of a corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision in the treatment of primary pterygium. Methods: This random control study included 63 patients (63 eyes) with primary pterygium. These were randomly divided into a group with corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision (group A) and a group with pterygium excision with exposed sclera (group B) and subjected to long-term follow up. The surgical outcomes were classified and evaluated (grade Ⅰ-Ⅳ). Several indexes were analyzed, including ocular surface irritation symptom,tear film stability, surgical complication, and recurrence rate. Results: The follow up ranged from 24 to 38 months, (26.9± 3.4) months on average. No recurrence was noted at 6 weeks postoperatively. At 6 months postoperatively, the recurrence rate of pterygium was 5.2% in group A and 8.0% in group B. At 1 year postoperatively, the recurrence rate in group A was 10.5% and 20.0% in group B. At the end of follow up, the recurrence rates were 13.1% in group A and 24.0% in group B. No statistical significance was found between two groups regarding the recurrence rates at each time point (P>0.05). After the follow up. (> 2 years),the severity of ocular surface conditions was significantly milder in patients in group A than in group B (P <0.01).No statistically significant differences were noted between the two groups at 6 weeks,6 months, and 1 year after surgery. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding postoperative tear film break-up time. Fewer postoperative complications and milder ocular surface irritation symptoms occurred in patients in group A. Conclusion: Corneal limbal conjunctival autograft combined with pterygium excision yields sound long-term efficacy and a low recurrence rate and induces only mild damage on the ocular surface when used as a treatment for pterygium.
文摘Objective: To improve the qaulity of strabismus surgery and to find out the role ofmicrosurgery in the field of strabismus.Methods: We performed separation and preservation of anterior ciliary vessels (ACV),adjustable sutures, routine rectus recession, and oblique muscle surgeries undermicroscope in 13 cases of comitant strabismus, 19 cases of A-V syndrome and 8 cases ofparalytic strabismus. Results: Surgeries were performed in a very clear field under microscope. Wesuccessfully did vascular microdissection and ACV preservation. Also with the use ofmicroscope, various kinds of strabismus microsurgery videos were recorded.Conclusions: Microscopic technique can be used to enhance the quality and accuracy ofstrabismus surgery and to reduce surgical damage, postoperative inflammatory reactionand scar formation. All kinds of strabismus surgery , especially, oblique muscles andcomplex paralytic operations can be performed under microscope.
