Open AccessEvaluation of Intranasal Flap Perfusion by Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography
Author(s) -
Mathew Geltzeiler,
Ana Carolina Igami Nakassa,
Meghan Turner,
Pradeep Setty,
Georgios Zeos,
Andrea Hebert,
Eric Wang,
Juan C. Fernández-Miranda,
Carl H. Snyderman,
Paul A. Gardner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
operative neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2332-4260
pISSN - 2332-4252
DOI - 10.1093/ons/opy002
Subject(s) - medicine , indocyanine green , vascularity , perfusion , angiography , skull , surgery , radiology , endoscopy
Vascularized intranasal flaps are the primary reconstructive option for endoscopic skull base defects. Flap vascularity may be compromised by injury to the pedicle or prior endonasal surgery. There is currently no validated technique for intraoperative evaluation of intranasal flap viability.