Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery

Introduction: Endoscopic access to the sellar region by videoendoscopy shows a low rate of surgical complications, with findings that indicate risk factors for reducing morbidities during and after the postoperative period. Objective: To evaluate, over a nine-year period, the acquisition of skills b...

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Autores principales: Gustavo Lara Rezende, Oswaldo Ribeiro Marquez Neto, Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:18e3209954bf49b6b250f9b5aa4c758c2021-11-06T04:23:42ZMorbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery1808-869410.1016/j.bjorl.2020.02.006https://doaj.org/article/18e3209954bf49b6b250f9b5aa4c758c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869420300318https://doaj.org/toc/1808-8694Introduction: Endoscopic access to the sellar region by videoendoscopy shows a low rate of surgical complications, with findings that indicate risk factors for reducing morbidities during and after the postoperative period. Objective: To evaluate, over a nine-year period, the acquisition of skills by the anterior skull base surgical team, according to the time of elimination of nasal crusts and/or the presence of morbidities in the postoperative follow-up of individuals treated in a tertiary public hospital. Methods: After confirming the diagnosis of skull base pathologies, the individuals in this study underwent endoscopic surgery according to the rostrocaudal or coronal axis. For the skull base reconstruction, the nasoseptal flap (associated or not with fascia lata with thigh fat) or free graft was used; clinical follow-up of individuals occurred for a minimum period of 12 months. To assess the impact of the surgical approach on patient clinical evolution, qualitative data related to smoking, post-nasal discharge, nasal flow, smell, taste, clinical symptoms of headache, cranial paresthesia, comorbidities and postoperative morbidities were obtained. Results: The most frequent diagnosis was pituitary macroadenoma (84.14%). The mean absence of crusts in this cohort was 124.45 days (confidence interval 95% = 119.50–129.39). There was a low cerebrospinal fluid fistula rate (3%). Reconstruction with the nasoseptal flap with a fat graft was an independent variable that recorded the highest mean time for the elimination of nasal crusts (=145 days, confidence interval 95% = 127.32–162.68). Allergic rhinitis and smoking were shown to be the most important and independent variables that increased the mean time to eliminate nasal crusts. Conclusion: The mean time to eliminate nasal crusts did not change over the years during which the procedures were performed, demonstrating the adequate training of the surgical team. Debridement and nasal irrigation with saline solutions should be performed more frequently and effectively in patients with allergic rhinitis, smokers and those who received the nasoseptal flap and fascia lata graft with autologous fat.Gustavo Lara RezendeOswaldo Ribeiro Marquez NetoSelma Aparecida Souza KückelhausElsevierarticleSkull base surgeryPituitary adenomaMinimally invasiveNasal endoscopic surgeryOtorhinolaryngologyRF1-547ENBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 87, Iss 6, Pp 689-694 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Skull base surgery
Pituitary adenoma
Minimally invasive
Nasal endoscopic surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
RF1-547
spellingShingle Skull base surgery
Pituitary adenoma
Minimally invasive
Nasal endoscopic surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
RF1-547
Gustavo Lara Rezende
Oswaldo Ribeiro Marquez Neto
Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus
Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
description Introduction: Endoscopic access to the sellar region by videoendoscopy shows a low rate of surgical complications, with findings that indicate risk factors for reducing morbidities during and after the postoperative period. Objective: To evaluate, over a nine-year period, the acquisition of skills by the anterior skull base surgical team, according to the time of elimination of nasal crusts and/or the presence of morbidities in the postoperative follow-up of individuals treated in a tertiary public hospital. Methods: After confirming the diagnosis of skull base pathologies, the individuals in this study underwent endoscopic surgery according to the rostrocaudal or coronal axis. For the skull base reconstruction, the nasoseptal flap (associated or not with fascia lata with thigh fat) or free graft was used; clinical follow-up of individuals occurred for a minimum period of 12 months. To assess the impact of the surgical approach on patient clinical evolution, qualitative data related to smoking, post-nasal discharge, nasal flow, smell, taste, clinical symptoms of headache, cranial paresthesia, comorbidities and postoperative morbidities were obtained. Results: The most frequent diagnosis was pituitary macroadenoma (84.14%). The mean absence of crusts in this cohort was 124.45 days (confidence interval 95% = 119.50–129.39). There was a low cerebrospinal fluid fistula rate (3%). Reconstruction with the nasoseptal flap with a fat graft was an independent variable that recorded the highest mean time for the elimination of nasal crusts (=145 days, confidence interval 95% = 127.32–162.68). Allergic rhinitis and smoking were shown to be the most important and independent variables that increased the mean time to eliminate nasal crusts. Conclusion: The mean time to eliminate nasal crusts did not change over the years during which the procedures were performed, demonstrating the adequate training of the surgical team. Debridement and nasal irrigation with saline solutions should be performed more frequently and effectively in patients with allergic rhinitis, smokers and those who received the nasoseptal flap and fascia lata graft with autologous fat.
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author Gustavo Lara Rezende
Oswaldo Ribeiro Marquez Neto
Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus
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Oswaldo Ribeiro Marquez Neto
Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus
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title Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
title_short Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
title_full Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
title_fullStr Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
title_full_unstemmed Morbidity in the postoperative follow-up of endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
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