title: A new, miniature ultrasonic surgical aspirator with a handpiece designed for transsphenoidal surgery. Technical note.
abstract: The authors describe an innovative surgical instrument designed to remove hard fibrous masses from the pituitary region, which cannot be completely removed using standard transsphenoidal surgical procedures. The innovative features of the instrument include a miniature ultrasonic surgical aspirator and an extra-long bayonet handpiece with a 1.9-mm-diameter translucent tip. Intraoperative use of this refined device may increase the effectiveness of the removal of fibrous lesions within a narrow operative field, while also preserving surgical safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan. ytoshiki@shimane-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Kouzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moritake
authors.forename: Hidemasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shingu
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014463:Ultrasonography