Balloon Test Occlusion of Internal Carotid Artery in Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Before Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy: A Single Center Experience

Balloon Test Occlusion of Internal Carotid Artery in Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Before Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy: A Single Center Experience

ObjectivesEndoscopic nasopharyngectomy (ENPG) is a promising way in treating recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC), but sometimes may require therapeutic internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion beforehand. Balloon test occlusion (BTO) is performed to evaluate cerebral ischemic tolerance for ICA...

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Main Authors: Renhao Yang, Hui Wu, Binghong Chen, Wenhua Sun, Xiang Hu, Tianwei Wang, Yubin Guo, Yongming Qiu, Jiong Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
balloon test occlusion
recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
endoscopic nasopharyngectomy
near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oximeter
regional cerebral oxygen saturation
cerebral collateral circulation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.674889/full

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