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Old 06-11-2007, 05:53 PM
powerkoala powerkoala is offline
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Trans-tympanic endoscopy

Can you explain how this is done in laymans terms. Would a 1.9mm endoscope (fibre, with video) be used with a small scalpel and a touch of anaesthetic? How would the surgeon get an instrument and the endoscope into the inner ear at the same time (say they wanted to put the small scalpel through the hole?). Do the fibre endoscopes have have a light?
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