2023
Portable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions.
Hong C, Lamsam L, Yadlapalli V, Parasuram N, Mazurek M, Chavva I, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Schiff S, Manes R, Vining E, Rimmer R, Kimberly W, Sheth K, Omay S. Portable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1664-1670. PMID: 37347618, DOI: 10.3171/2023.5.jns23174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal surgeryOptic nerve decompressionEndonasal surgerySuprasellar lesionsNerve decompressionOptic chiasmThird ventricleConventional MRIOptic chiasm compressionEndoscopic endonasal resectionChiasm compressionPreoperative imagingSingle institutionEndonasal resectionMRI availabilityRoutine MRISignificant interrater reliabilitySuprasellar pathologiesSurgeryNeurosurgical oncologyLinear mixed-effects modelsPortable MRIPatientsMRIMixed-effects models
2020
Postoperative Anatomic Position of Mandibular Free Flap Neocondyles Affects Patient Symptoms
Swendseid B, Philips R, Rimmer R, Goldman RA, Luginbuhl AJ, Curry J, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. Postoperative Anatomic Position of Mandibular Free Flap Neocondyles Affects Patient Symptoms. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 2020, 23: 36-41. PMID: 32614617, DOI: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporomandibular jointAnterior displacementPostoperative symptomsDentulous patientsNormal dietCondylar reconstructionInferior displacementReconstructed condyleAxial imagingPostoperative computed tomography scansMandibular condyleComputed tomography scanFree flap reconstructionFree flap casesJaw painPostoperative dietConsecutive patientsPatient's symptomsSingle institutionTomography scanFlap reconstructionAnteroposterior alignmentPosterior aspectMAIN OUTCOMEJaw functionManagement of Orbital Masses: Outcomes of Endoscopic and Combined Approaches With No Orbital Reconstruction
Rimmer RA, Graf AE, Fastenberg JH, Bilyk J, Nyquist GG, Rosen MR, Rabinowitz MP, Rabinowitz MR. Management of Orbital Masses: Outcomes of Endoscopic and Combined Approaches With No Orbital Reconstruction. Therapeutic Advances In Allergy And Rhinology 2020, 11: 2152656719899922. PMID: 31984165, PMCID: PMC6961138, DOI: 10.1177/2152656719899922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual acuityMedial wallSino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 scoresIdiopathic orbital inflammatory syndromeMost common presenting symptomsCommon presenting symptomOutcomes of endoscopicMost common etiologyOrbital inflammatory syndromeRetrospective chart reviewWall orbital decompressionSmall case reportsEndoscopic endonasal approachPresenting symptomInflammatory syndromeChart reviewIntraoperative complicationsOcular symptomsPostoperative diplopiaCommon etiologySinonasal complicationsOrbital reconstructionPostoperative sinusitisOrbital decompressionSingle institution
2019
Rate of rhinosinusitis and sinus surgery following a minimally destructive approach to endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy
Rimmer RA, Vimawala S, Chitguppi C, Reilly EK, Graf AE, Fastenberg JH, Evans JJ, Rosen MR, Rabinowitz MR, Nyquist GG. Rate of rhinosinusitis and sinus surgery following a minimally destructive approach to endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2019, 10: 405-411. PMID: 31765522, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional endoscopic sinus surgeryTranssphenoidal hypophysectomyEndoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomyChronic rhinosinusitisSinus surgeryNasoseptal flapExcellent long-term patientNasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) scoresPrior chronic rhinosinusitisRetrospective chart reviewCourse of antibioticsEndoscopic sinus surgeryLong-term patientsOutcome Test scoresPreoperative levelsChart reviewTurbinate lateralizationRecurrent tumorsPrimary indicationSingle institutionPituitary surgeryRhinosinusitisPatientsSurgeryPosterior septectomy
2018
The Role of Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Chronic Frontal Sinus Osteomyelitis
Rimmer RA, Duffy AN, Knops AM, Rabinowitz MR, Koszewski IJ, Rosen MR, Ortlip T, Heffelfinger RN, Garcia HG, Evans JJ, Nyquist GG, Curry JM. The Role of Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Chronic Frontal Sinus Osteomyelitis. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 1497-1504. PMID: 30549281, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree tissue transferFrontal sinus osteomyelitisFrontal bone osteomyelitisTissue transferExtensive debridementOverall complication rateRetrospective chart reviewFrontal sinus infectionChronic frontal sinusitisNumber of surgeriesPlanned courseSignificant debridementPostoperative antibioticsChart reviewComplication rateDefinitive treatmentPostoperative infectionSinus infectionOpen surgeryRecurrent infectionsSurgical interventionSingle institutionSurgical dataFrontal sinusitisSimultaneous cranioplasty