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Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique
BACKGROUND: The endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure (EMLP) is an important procedure used to address frontal and anterior skull-base lesions. Two techniques were established, namely, the inside-out approach and the outside-in approach. The former technique take the frontal recess and the first olf...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9039210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35495743 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.871635 |
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author | Zhao, Yu Liu, Jianfeng Yang, Dazhang Han, Jun Zhao, Jianhui Wang, Yibei |
author_facet | Zhao, Yu Liu, Jianfeng Yang, Dazhang Han, Jun Zhao, Jianhui Wang, Yibei |
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description | BACKGROUND: The endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure (EMLP) is an important procedure used to address frontal and anterior skull-base lesions. Two techniques were established, namely, the inside-out approach and the outside-in approach. The former technique take the frontal recess and the first olfactory filament (FOF) as key landmarks while the latter use the FOF as posterior boundary. In some cases, however, these two landmarks are not available. Therefore, we supplement the outside-in approach and named it trans-nasion-complex approach (TNCA) for EMLP that can be performed without locating these two landmarks. METHODS: Two dry human skulls were used to observe the bony nasion complex. Then, five colored silicon-injected human head specimens were dissected via TNCA for EMLP. Finally, the outcomes of patients who underwent TNCA were reviewed. RESULTS: The nasion complex is an osseous complex that consists of the nasion and its adjacent structures, including the bilateral root of nasal bones, nasal process of frontal bones, anterior portion of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone that connects with the inferior aspect of the nasal bones, and portions of the bilateral frontal process of the maxillary bones. Surgical landmarks for TNCA include the anterior superior portion of the nasal septum, anterior margin and axilla of the middle turbinate, frontal process of the maxilla bone, nasal process of the frontal bone and upper part of the nasal bone. These structures form a “mushroom sign” during cadaveric dissection and surgery. Twenty-one patients underwent TNCA, of whom 9 had tumors and 12 had chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). None of them had major complications. CONCLUSION: TNCA is expected to be a safe, and direct route for EMLP. Adequate understanding of the nasion complex and “mushroom sign” will be helpful to complete TNCA. |
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spelling | pubmed-90392102022-04-27 Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique Zhao, Yu Liu, Jianfeng Yang, Dazhang Han, Jun Zhao, Jianhui Wang, Yibei Front Surg Surgery BACKGROUND: The endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure (EMLP) is an important procedure used to address frontal and anterior skull-base lesions. Two techniques were established, namely, the inside-out approach and the outside-in approach. The former technique take the frontal recess and the first olfactory filament (FOF) as key landmarks while the latter use the FOF as posterior boundary. In some cases, however, these two landmarks are not available. Therefore, we supplement the outside-in approach and named it trans-nasion-complex approach (TNCA) for EMLP that can be performed without locating these two landmarks. METHODS: Two dry human skulls were used to observe the bony nasion complex. Then, five colored silicon-injected human head specimens were dissected via TNCA for EMLP. Finally, the outcomes of patients who underwent TNCA were reviewed. RESULTS: The nasion complex is an osseous complex that consists of the nasion and its adjacent structures, including the bilateral root of nasal bones, nasal process of frontal bones, anterior portion of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone that connects with the inferior aspect of the nasal bones, and portions of the bilateral frontal process of the maxillary bones. Surgical landmarks for TNCA include the anterior superior portion of the nasal septum, anterior margin and axilla of the middle turbinate, frontal process of the maxilla bone, nasal process of the frontal bone and upper part of the nasal bone. These structures form a “mushroom sign” during cadaveric dissection and surgery. Twenty-one patients underwent TNCA, of whom 9 had tumors and 12 had chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). None of them had major complications. CONCLUSION: TNCA is expected to be a safe, and direct route for EMLP. Adequate understanding of the nasion complex and “mushroom sign” will be helpful to complete TNCA. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9039210/ /pubmed/35495743 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.871635 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zhao, Liu, Yang, Han, Zhao and Wang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Surgery Zhao, Yu Liu, Jianfeng Yang, Dazhang Han, Jun Zhao, Jianhui Wang, Yibei Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique |
title | Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique |
title_full | Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique |
title_fullStr | Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique |
title_full_unstemmed | Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique |
title_short | Trans-Nasion-Complex Approach for Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure: Conception, Anatomy, and Technique |
title_sort | trans-nasion-complex approach for endoscopic modified lothrop procedure: conception, anatomy, and technique |
topic | Surgery |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9039210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35495743 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.871635 |
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