OBJECTIVE Advances in video and fiber optics since the 1990s have led to the development of several commercially
available high-definition neuroendoscopes. This technological improvement, however, has been surpassed by the smart-
phone revolution. With the increasing integration of smartphone technology into medical care, the introduction of these
high-quality computerized communication devices with built-in digital cameras offers new possibilities in neuroendosco-
py. The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of smartphone-endoscope integration in performing different
types of minimally invasive neurosurgery.
METHODS The authors present a new surgical tool that integrates a smartphone with an endoscope by use of a spe- cially designed adapter, thus eliminating the need for the video system customarily used for endoscopy. The authors used this novel combined system to perform minimally invasive surgery on patients with various neuropathological dis- orders, including cavernomas, cerebral aneurysms, hydrocephalus, subdural hematomas, contusional hematomas, and spontaneous intracerebral hematomas.
RESULTS The new endoscopic system featuring smartphone-endoscope integration was used by the authors in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of 42 patients. All procedures were successfully performed, and no complications related to the use of the new method were observed. The quality of the images obtained with the smartphone was high enough to provide adequate information to the neurosurgeons, as smartphone cameras can record images in high defi- nition or 4K resolution. Moreover, because the smartphone screen moves along with the endoscope, surgical mobility was enhanced with the use of this method, facilitating more intuitive use. In fact, this increased mobility was identified as the greatest benefit of the use of the smartphone-endoscope system compared with the use of the neuroendoscope with the standard video set.
CONCLUSIONS Minimally invasive approaches are the new frontier in neurosurgery, and technological innovation and integration are crucial to ongoing progress in the application of these techniques. The use of smartphones with endo- scopes is a safe and efficient new method of performing endoscope-assisted neurosurgery that may increase surgeon mobility and reduce equipment costs.
https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2017.6.JNS1712
KEY WORDS brain aneurysm; epilepsy; intracerebral hematoma; subdural hematoma; third ventriculostomy; neuroendoscopy; smartphone; surgical technique
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METHODS The authors present a new surgical tool that integrates a smartphone with an endoscope by use of a spe- cially designed adapter, thus eliminating the need for the video system customarily used for endoscopy. The authors used this novel combined system to perform minimally invasive surgery on patients with various neuropathological dis- orders, including cavernomas, cerebral aneurysms, hydrocephalus, subdural hematomas, contusional hematomas, and spontaneous intracerebral hematomas.
RESULTS The new endoscopic system featuring smartphone-endoscope integration was used by the authors in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of 42 patients. All procedures were successfully performed, and no complications related to the use of the new method were observed. The quality of the images obtained with the smartphone was high enough to provide adequate information to the neurosurgeons, as smartphone cameras can record images in high defi- nition or 4K resolution. Moreover, because the smartphone screen moves along with the endoscope, surgical mobility was enhanced with the use of this method, facilitating more intuitive use. In fact, this increased mobility was identified as the greatest benefit of the use of the smartphone-endoscope system compared with the use of the neuroendoscope with the standard video set.
CONCLUSIONS Minimally invasive approaches are the new frontier in neurosurgery, and technological innovation and integration are crucial to ongoing progress in the application of these techniques. The use of smartphones with endo- scopes is a safe and efficient new method of performing endoscope-assisted neurosurgery that may increase surgeon mobility and reduce equipment costs.
https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2017.6.JNS1712
KEY WORDS brain aneurysm; epilepsy; intracerebral hematoma; subdural hematoma; third ventriculostomy; neuroendoscopy; smartphone; surgical technique
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