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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / July 2004FESS improvement
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040719/phm011_1.html >http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040719/phm011_1.html It's basically an ad for Instatrak and that particular practise. Some surgeons like Instratak, but some very prominent and experienced ones do not (except for revision surgery). While it does help an inexperienced surgeon from totally losing track of where he is with his instrument, it also reduces the precision with which he cuts by a couple of millimeters, relative to the conventional method. >>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040719/phm011_1.html > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > he is with his instrument, it also reduces the precision with which he cuts by > a couple of millimeters, relative to the conventional method. It actually reduces precision?!?!?!? >> While it does help an inexperienced surgeon from totally losing track of where >> he is with his instrument, it also reduces the precision with which he cuts by >> a couple of millimeters, relative to the conventional method. > >It actually reduces precision?!?!?!? Yes it uses computed location and its precision is 3 mm. By eye, a skilled surgeon gets better than that. On the other hand, it is great at telling the surgeon which part of the nose and sinus he is at, and so reduces *gross* errors which can occur if thesurgeon gets "lost". > >> While it does help an inexperienced surgeon from totally losing track of where > >> he is with his instrument, it also reduces the precision with which he cuts by [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and sinus he is at, and so reduces *gross* errors which can occur if thesurgeon > gets "lost". I had modified Lothrop surgery performed last May, and the surgeon used the Insta-Trak system. He is one of the pioneers of endoscopic surgery (Dr. Stankiewicz at Loyola University Medical Center). The Lothrop has traditionally been an external entry. As you have indicated, the Insta-Trak made the procedure much less risky. Here is a link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1 4663435&dopt=Abstract and another: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/21e9c2.htm It won't make a mediocre surgeon better, but can be a good tool in the hands of a good surgeon. >I had modified Lothrop surgery performed last May, and the surgeon used the >Insta-Trak system. He is one of the pioneers of endoscopic surgery (Dr. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >It won't make a mediocre surgeon better, but can be a good tool in the hands >of a good surgeon. Correct. Some of the great ones like it and some do not, as Dr. Grossan said...... It actually depends on the surgeon. In our group we like it and use it. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com |
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