Endoscopic microsurgery is a developing technique in plastic surgery. There are many advantages over traditional methods: improved access to difficult and hidden areas, better mobility, one optical instrument for endoscopic dissection and the microsurgical part, reduced overall costs, and a possibility to develop new procedures supported by the use of the endoscope. In the first volume of the series Update in Plastic Surgery, internationally acknowledged experts give an up-to-date view of the clinical possibilities in plastic surgery which result from video-assisted microsurgery with the endoscope. Advantages and disadvantages are discussed, and reasons are presented why it can be assumed that this technique will be the standard in plastic surgery within a few years.
Contents
Preface to "Update in Plastic Surgery", Preface to Volume I: Endoscopy and Microsurgery, Contributors.- General Considerations: The History of Endoscopy in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery up to Video Assisted Microsurgery The Current Role of Endoscopy in Microsurgery of the Peripheral Vessels and Nerves.- Experience and Training: Teaching and Training in Endoscopic Microsurgery Differences in Microsurgical Techniques between the Microscope and the Endoscope - A Practical Instruction of 5 Years Experience.- Clinical Applications - Nerve Surgery: Nerve Compression Syndromes: Anatomical Considerations in Respect to an Open or an Endoscopic Approach of the Carpal Tunnel The Two Portal Techniques of the Decompression of the Median Nerve The One Portal Technique of the Decompression of the Median Nerve Endscopic versus Open Carpal Tunnel Release: Setup a Prospective Randomised Study The Endoscopic Decompression of the Ulnar Nerve-Technique and Indication Nerve Surgery in Different Locations: Prevention of Unpleasent Scars in the Face by an Endoscopic Approach for Reconstruction in the Paralyzed Face On the Indication of Endoscopic Harvesting of Nerve Grafts Video-assisted Application of Epineural Electrodes for Functional Electrical Stimulation Free Tissue Transfer: Experimental Basis for Endoscopic Harvesting of Tissues Endoscopic Harvesting of Free Muscle Flaps Clinical Reconstructions with Endoscopic Harvesting Flaps - Variations of 5 Years Experience with the Latissimus Dorsi and Rectus Abdominis Muscle.- Future Perspectives: Development of 3-D Endoscopy for Microsurgery The Beginning of Robotic Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Series: Update in Plastic Surgery.