All posts by Nikita Bernstein

PUBLISHED: Right Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy (PRA) for Adrenocortical Adenoma

Right Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy (PRA) for Adrenocortical Adenoma
Neeta Erinjeri, MD; Tobias Carling, MD, PhD, FACS
Yale School of Medicine

Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) allows the surgeon to approach the adrenal gland through the back rather than the more traditional laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomy (LTA) approach. This technique was popularized in Germany but is being used increasingly throughout the United States. Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven was one of the early adopters of this technique in the US, and Dr. Tobias Carling presents the operation here.

PUBLISHED: Myringoplasty and Tympanostomy Tube Placement

Myringoplasty and Tympanostomy Tube Placement
C. Scott Brown, MD; David M. Kaylie, MD, MS
Duke University Medical Center

Eustachian tube dysfunction can often cause otitis media, tympanic membrane perforation, or conductive hearing loss. In this video article, myringoplasty was performed using a CO2 laser that provided reorganization of collagen fibers and improved compliance of the tympanic membrane. Given the ongoing eustachian tube dysfunction, a pressure equalization tube was placed to prevent recurrent retraction and atelectasis of the eardrum.