Cranial-base repair using endoscopic laser welding.
As the scope of transnasal cranial-base surgery expands, reconstruction of the complex residual defects remains a challenge. Laser welding is a novel technology that can be performed endoscopically and offers the potential of producing instantaneous, watertight repairs using a chromophore-doped biologic solder.
Bleier
Benjamin S
BS
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1324 Pinewood Road, Villanova, Philadelphia, PA 19085, USA.
Palmer
James N
JN
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques