Endoscopic Endonasal Approach — Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

This animation shows how a large brain tumor near the pituitary gland can be removed through pioneering endoscopic endonasal (through the nose) surgery at UPMC. This minimally invasive technique allows surgeons to remove skull base tumors as large as softballs through the nose, with less trauma to the brain and critical nerves than with a traditional craniotomy.

Learn more: http://brainsurgery.upmc.com

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Education

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• brain surgery
• endoscopic
• endonasal
• approach
• nose
• minimally invasive
• alternative
• brain tumor
• pituitary tumor
• UPMC
• craniotomy
• animation

[ernestovasai]

@Eassle369 it simply means "through the nose" (literally, "in the nose").

[diagreen]

TUMORS SUCK

[Eassle369]

I went to the upmc website and I for the love of god cannot find the definition of endonasal! My girlfriend is in first responder class and I'm trying to help her with one of her take home assignments. Does anyone know the definition of endonasal?! Please answer if you know.

[Dearhunter43]

Damn, doctors get shit done right!

[174nada]

@icequeenfirefly you can type this on youtube search (Breast Cancer Surgery : Lumpectomy , Mastectomy ) and you'll find the video you need , it shows everything , i assure you i've just watced it .

[icequeenfirefly]

i am 12 i am VERY interested in medical animations such as this, thank you very much for posting this my 2nd grade teacher has breast cancer and if you have an animation for removal of one of those i would be very interested PLEASE send me link. P.S. FIRST COMMENT!