PREPRINT RELEASE: Extraventricular Drainage and Hematoma Evacuation to Treat Hydrocephalus Following Lysis of MCA Embolism

Extraventricular Drainage and Hematoma Evacuation to Treat Hydrocephalus Following Lysis of MCA Embolism
Charite Hospital Berlin
Dr. med. Vincent Prinz,

PD Dr. med. Marcus Czabanka

A patient develops signs of hydrocephalus after receiving systemic thrombolysis for a MCA embolism. Dr. Prinz and his team react to the increased intracranial pressure by placing an extraventricular drain followed by manual evacuation of the hematoma.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (Cadaveric): Maxillary, Ethmoid, Sphenoid

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (Cadaveric): Maxillary, Ethmoid, Sphenoid
Duke University School of Medicine
David W Jang, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
C. Scott Brown, MD
Resident Physician

Dr. Jang instructs a cadaver lab to educate the residents at Duke University on the steps and technical aspects of various endoscopic sinus surgery procedures.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Resection of a Sphenoid Wing Meningioma

Resection of a Sphenoid Wing Meningioma
Charite Hospital Berlin
Marcus Czabanka PD Dr. Med.

Watch as Dr. Czabanka navigates delicate territory to expose and excise a meningioma from the sphenoid wing of a symptomatic patient. Use of the microscope becomes crucial to prevent damage to healthy tissue while devascularizing the tumor.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Massachusetts General Hospital
David Rattner, MD
Chief of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ozanan R Meireles, MD
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Dr. Rattner and Dr. Meireles endoscopically generate a submucosal tunnel to reach and release the circular muscles of the lower esophageal sphincter to help alleviate a patient’s achalasia.