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3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Discovering Middle Ear Anatomy by Transcanal Endoscopic Ear Surgery: A Dissection Manual

Lukas Anschuetz^1,2, Livio Presutti², Daniele Marchioni³, Marco Bonali², Wilhelm Wimmer^1,4, Domenico Villari², Marco Caversaccio^1,4

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, ²Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, ³Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, ⁴Artificial Hearing Research, Artorg Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Bern

The aim of this article is to describe the methodology of exclusively endoscopic cadaveric middle ear dissection. Moreover, we aim to provide a comprehensive guide to endoscopic middle ear anatomy.

Medicine

An Integrated (Microscopic/Endoscopic) Dissection Ear Surgery Course

Matteo Alicandri-Ciufelli¹, Matteo Fermi^1,2,3, Giulia Molinari^1,2,3, Ignacio Javier Fernandez^1,2, Marco Bonali¹, Domenico Villari¹, Livio Presutti^1,2

¹Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, ²Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, ³Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University

An Integrated (Microscopic/Endoscopic) Dissection Ear Surgery Course

Medicine

Step-by-Step Stapedotomy through Transcanal Exclusive Endoscopic Approach

Marella Reale¹, Ignacio Javier Fernandez², Livio Presutti², Giulia Molinari²

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, ²Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Audiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna; Department of Specialist, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University

The aim of this article is to provide a step-by-step method for endoscopic stapes surgery from operating room setting and patient positioning to post-operative care. This work would represent a guide for any otologic surgeon who is willing to treat otosclerosis with endoscopic transcanal technique.