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Utilities of 3D technology for planning endoscopic endonasal approaches. Case series of anatomical-imaging review

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Endoscopic endonasal surgery requires specific training and essential anatomical and technical knowledge. The support of 3D technologies favors the development of this knowledge. We exemplify the use of this 3D reconstruction tool through four clinical cases of sellar tumors. Imaging analysis was performed on four patients diagnosed with sellar tumors who underwent resection surgeries using endoscopic endonasal approaches with the support of 3D reconstructions. Four sellar tumors and their related anatomical structures were reconstructed using manual planimetric segmentation to modify the pre- and trans-surgical decision. Although 3D reconstruction images are not new, the imaging studies with which we can make these reconstructions have been improving and with which to improve anatomical and surgical understanding in endoscopic transnasal surgery. This work exemplifies the usefulness of 3D technology in planning endoscopic endonasal surgeries for the different tumor pathologies of the sellar region.

Source: Journal of Surgical Case Reports

DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf087

Authors: Daniel Alejandro Vega-Moreno, Gervith Reyes-Soto, Monica Serrano-Murillo, Ulises García González, Oscar Medina-Carrillo

Institutions: Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad PEMEX

Language: English

Topic: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,000