Getting started in endoscopic ear surgery

• Published in: 中华耳科学杂志（英文版） Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 6 - 16
• Main Authors: Peter Ryan, Carolina Wuesthoff, Nirmal Patel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Discipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia 2020; Sydney Endoscopic Ear Surgery Research Group, Department of Otolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia%Kolling Deafness Research Centre, Macquarie University and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia%Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
• Subjects: Ear Surgery; Optical Chain; Endoscopic
• ISSN: 1672-2930
• DOI: 10.3760/j.issn.1672-2930.2020.01.002

Endoscopic ear surgery (EES) is an exciting, rapidly developing and innovative field of otologic surgery. Technically and conceptually, EES is a significant departure from traditional microscopic transcanal ap-proaches to the middle ear and canal that has shown very positive results with respect to patient out-comes. This review serves as a primer for the otologist and otology resident embarking on EES and discusses the theory surrounding the learning process, the optical chain for endoscopic surgery as well as other important underlying principles.