New low-cost magnifying device for temporal bone laboratory

摘要

Temporal bone dissection has important role in educating and training oto and skull base surgeons.Mounting of a temporal bone laboratory is expensive.A dedicated magnifying system,such as a surgical microscope or an endoscopic equipment,represents one of the most significant costs.The aim of this study is to test and demonstrate the utility of a commercial USB as a low-cost solution to equip the laboratory with a good magnifying system and illumination.