Ivica Klapan
Klapan Medical Group Polyclinic, Croatia
Title: What is the future of minimally invasive sinus surgery: computer assisted navigation, 3D-surgical planner or augmented reality in the operating room with contactless 'in the air' surgeon's commands?
Biography:
Professor, MD, PhD, Scientific adviser; Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Republic of Croatia, EU. Fields of Expert Activities: rhino surgery (nose/sinuses/skull base), plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS),3D-navigation-computer assisted FES-surgery (3D-CA-NESS), computerized plastic reconstructive surgery (C-FPS). Surgical and Scientific Fields of Interest: rhinosinusology, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck, 3D navigation-computer assisted FES-surgery (3D-CA-NESS), telesurgery (tele-3D-CA-NESS), virtual endoscopy and surgery (VE, VS) of the head and neck, chronic sinusitis – immunobiochemical characteristics, rhinophotodynamic therapy (RPDT) of sinonasal polyposis
Abstract:
The use of modern technologies in head and neck surgery in the last 30 years (e.g., FESS, NESS, and robotic surgery) has enabled surgeons to demonstrate spatial anatomic elements in the operating field, which was quite inconceivable before. Simultaneous use of video image, 3D-forms of anatomic fields, navigation in space, and since recently the use of robots in surgery certainly provides higher intraoperative safety and reduces operating time, as well as the length of patient postoperative recovery. In this work, we were focused on development of personal-3D-navigation system and application of augmented reality in the operating room, management of image 2D-3D-video-medical documentation (virtual endoscopy), and control marker-based virtual reality simulation in real time during real operation with per viam contactless 'in the air' surgeon's commands. This approach has not yet been used in rhinosinusology or otorhinolaryngology, and to our knowledge, not even in general surgery.