2022
Endoscopic Medial Orbitotomy for Lateral Access to Anterior Cranial Base Pathology
Rimmer R, Geltzeiler M. Endoscopic Medial Orbitotomy for Lateral Access to Anterior Cranial Base Pathology. The Laryngoscope 2022, 133: 1336-1338. PMID: 36259774, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic Endonasal Eustachian Tube Obliteration as a Treatment for Tension Pneumocephalus After Translabyrinthine Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma
Ji KSY, Rimmer R, Dogan A, Cetas JS, Ciporen JN, Sanusi O, Gupta S, Geltzeiler M. Endoscopic Endonasal Eustachian Tube Obliteration as a Treatment for Tension Pneumocephalus After Translabyrinthine Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma. Otology & Neurotology 2022, 43: e856-e860. PMID: 35970161, DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEustachian tube obliterationCerebrospinal fluid leakV-Loc sutureTranslabyrinthine resectionVestibular schwannomaMental statusThird ventricleComputed tomographyFluid leakTension pneumocephalusCerebellopontine angle massPatient's mental statusLateral skull base surgeryRight frontal lobeOriginal surgical siteSkull base surgeryTranslabyrinthine excisionDevastating complicationLateral ventricleResection cavityMAIN OUTCOMESurgical siteFrontal lobePneumocephalusSuture techniqueEvaluating Distance Bias in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Outcomes
Gill AS, Beswick DM, Mace JC, Menjivar D, Ashby S, Rimmer RA, Ramakrishnan VR, Soler ZM, Alt JA. Evaluating Distance Bias in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Outcomes. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2022, 148: 507-514. PMID: 35511170, PMCID: PMC9073660, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesEndoscopyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRhinitisSinusitisConceptsSF-6D scoresAcademic tertiary care centerTertiary care centerEndoscopic sinus surgeryCross-sectional studyComorbidity burdenChronic rhinosinusitisSinus surgeryCare centerMedical Outcomes Study Short FormDisease severitySNOT-22 total scoresChronic rhinosinusitis outcomesMedical comorbid conditionsAppropriate medical therapyBaseline disease severitySinonasal Outcome TestCohort of patientsSNOT-22 scoresOverall symptom severityResidence zip codeAssociation of distanceSNOT-22Median ageMedical therapyEndoscopic Endonasal Eustachian Tube Obliteration for Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Case Series and Scoping Review
Rimmer R, Lilly G, Gupta S, Ciporen J, Detwiller K, Cetas J, Dogan A, Geltzeiler M. Endoscopic Endonasal Eustachian Tube Obliteration for Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Case Series and Scoping Review. Operative Neurosurgery 2022, 22: 345-354. PMID: 35867077, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid rhinorrheaEustachian tube obliterationLateral skull base surgeryCase seriesSkull base surgeryPrior surgical attemptsRetrospective chart reviewSmall case seriesInitial success rateBarbed suture techniqueNew case seriesTranslabyrinthine resectionChart reviewRetrospective seriesVestibular schwannomaRevision surgeryLumbar drainSurgical attemptsRevision casesPatientsBarbed sutureSuture techniqueSurgeryValuable option
2021
Cumulative comorbidity burden does not worsen outcomes in management of chronic rhinosinusitis
Gill AS, Mace JC, Rimmer R, Ramakrishnan VR, Beswick DM, Soler ZM, Manor J, Orlandi RR, Smith TL, Alt JA. Cumulative comorbidity burden does not worsen outcomes in management of chronic rhinosinusitis. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2021, 12: 28-38. PMID: 34259379, PMCID: PMC8716416, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesEndoscopyHumansQuality of LifeRhinitisSinusitisConceptsFunctional Comorbidity IndexSF-6D scoresBaseline SNOT-22Chronic rhinosinusitisComorbidity burdenSNOT-22CRS treatmentShort Form-6D scoresHigher comorbidity burdenNasal Outcome TestEffect of comorbidityHealth utility valuesCross-sectional studyElectronic medical recordsComorbidity indexLund-MackayMedical comorbiditiesTomography ScoreCRS patientsSinonasal qualitySurgical therapyMedical recordsTreatment outcomesOutcome measuresHealth utility
2019
Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Combined with a Nerve‐sparing Transpterygoid Approach
Geltzeiler M, Turner M, Rimmer R, Zenonos G, Hebert A, Snyderman C, Gardner P, Fernandez‐Miranda J, Wang EW. Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Combined with a Nerve‐sparing Transpterygoid Approach. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 2343-2348. PMID: 31841236, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal carotid arteryCartilaginous Eustachian tubeBony eustachian tubeEustachian tubeEndoscopic endonasal approachCarotid arteryTranspterygoid approachEndoscopic nasopharyngectomyPalatine nervePetrous internal carotid arteryPetrous carotidBloc resectionSurgical managementNasopharyngeal tumorsSkull base exposureVidian nerveForamen lacerumMeckel's caveEndoscopic eraNasopharyngectomyInadvertent exposureEndonasal approachNerveArteryCadaveric specimens
2018
A cadaveric model for measuring sinonasal continuous positive airway pressure—a proof‐of‐concept study
Rimmer RA, Chitguppi C, Garcia HG, Koszewski IJ, Nyquist GG, Rosen MR, Huntley C, Evans JJ, Rabinowitz MR. A cadaveric model for measuring sinonasal continuous positive airway pressure—a proof‐of‐concept study. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2018, 9: 197-203. PMID: 30431712, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphenoid sinusPressure recordingsContinuous positive airway pressurePositive pressure therapyPositive airway pressureCommon respiratory disorderObstructive sleep apneaCadaver modelAnterior skull baseQuality of lifeFresh cadaver headsMiddle turbinate medializationSkull base surgeryIntraclass correlation coefficientPostoperative CPAPSellar bone