title: Endoscope-assisted removal of intraosseous schwannoma with preservation of inferior alveolar nerve.
abstract: The use of endoscopes in oral and maxillofacial surgery has been well documented. The advantage of no external scar and minimal invasiveness makes endoscopic technique gradually more popular. This article will describe a rare case of an intraosseous inferior alveolar nerve schwannoma and its removal using endoscope. The surgical technique and preservation of the inferior alveolar nerve will be described and illustrated. The advantages and disadvantages of the approach will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Wen Hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Gary V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Brillo
authors.forename: Andrew Hua-an
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Guo Fang
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xu Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed