Endoscopic Ear Surgery in Minnesota- Manuela Fina, MD

An educational channel on the advantages of the endoscopic approach to chronic ear disease.

Endoscopic Ear surgery is not just a technique to access the middle ear through the canal without making an incision behind the ear.
The endoscopic approach has given us a new access to areas and recesses that were traditionally "hidden" under traditional microscopic view.
With endoscopy we are able to see and understand the anatomy and the pathophysiology leading to blockages of ventilation and cholesteatoma formation. 
With this minimally invasive functional endoscopic approach we can fully access and remove disease such as cholesteatoma following its pathway of spread and being able to preserve the integrity of the mastoid mucosa and re-establish the blocked ventilation pathways. With this technique we can reduce the rate of demolishing invasive surgery and the rate of canal wall down mastoid cavities.