Peel-Away Catheter Introducer Sheath for Reducing Nasal Traumatic Injury During Pediatric Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

摘要

OBJECTIVE: Pediatric endoscopic endonasal surgery represents a still-growing discipline to approach complex skull base lesions and is characterized by unfavorable anatomical conditions. Children have very small nostrils and narrow rhinosinusal corridors, which could lead more easily to accidental injury to the nasal structures. We describe the use of a peel-away catheter introducer sheath as an innovative and minimally invasive technique to further reduce surgical trauma to the nasal mucosa and structures in pediatric rhinoneurosurgery.