International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , September 2006

Image guidance offers additional benefits in the endoscopic solution of extended cranio-facial malformations: A case report

  • Andor Hirschberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Saint John Hospital, Diós árok l-3, H-1125 Budapest, Hungary
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  • Zoltán Fent

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Károly Hrabák

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Ödön Rezek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Ron von Jako

      Affiliations

    • General Electric Healthcare-Surgery, Lawrence, MA, USA
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  • Gábor Répássy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Received 9 January 2006 ,Revised 11 April 2006 ,Accepted 17 April 2006.

  • Image Result

    3D CT scan showing bony constriction of the pyriform aperture.

    3D CT scan showing bony constriction of the pyriform aperture.

  • Image Result

    (a) Left orbital hypoplasia on MRI. (b) CT scan demonstrates the missing nasal cavity with the dura mater prolapsed in the nose.

    (a) Left orbital hypoplasia on MRI. (b) CT scan demonstrates the missing nasal cavity with the dura mater prolapsed in the nose.

  • Image Result

    (a and b) The bony obstruction is continuous until the choanae. The sphenoid sinus and the choanae are filled with bony tissue.

    (a and b) The bony obstruction is continuous until the choanae. The sphenoid sinus and the choanae are filled with bony tissue.

  • Image Result

    The InstaTrak 3500 Plus navigational system was able to delineate the bony obstruction in three planes.

    The InstaTrak 3500 Plus navigational system was able to delineate the bony obstruction in three planes.

PII: S1871-4048(06)00046-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2006.04.002

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , September 2006

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