USE OF VIDEO-ENDOSCOPY AS ADJUVANT IN OPEN MASTOIDECTOMY

Marcos Luiz Antunes; Gustavo Fernando Tognini Rodrigues; Caio Barbosa Campanholo; Carlos Eduardo Borges Rezende; Osmar Clayton Person

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

USE OF VIDEO-ENDOSCOPY AS ADJUVANT IN OPEN MASTOIDECTOMY

Marcos Luiz Antunes, Gustavo Fernando Tognini Rodrigues, Caio Barbosa Campanholo, Carlos Eduardo Borges Rezende, Osmar Clayton Person

Abstract :

Introduction: Use of the endoscope in otologic surgery has been a reason to study anatomical regions of the difficult–to–view middle ear with light microscopy. Aim: evaluate the feasibility of the use of endoscopy in mastoidectomies by open technique, as adjuvant to the use of optical microscopy. Methods: patients with chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media submitted to open mastoidectomy from July 2012 to December 2015, by conventional technique with optical microscopy and adjuvant use of video endoscopy. This was a prospective randomized controlled study, compå the control of the disease in the post–operative period with a control group. Results: Inflammatory mucosa and cholesteatoma matrix were visualized in anatomical sites difficult to reach under surgical microscopy, through video endoscopy, allowing removal of the disease and better postoperative result. Conclusion: the adjuvant use of video endoscopy in open mastoidectomies has contributed to the visualization of anatomical regions for a better control of the disease.