caa a22 4500 606154469 CHVBK 20210128100558.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10561-014-9445-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10561-014-9445-x Endoscopic procurement of allograft tympano-ossicular systems: valuable to replace the Schuknecht bone plug technique? [Elektronische Daten] [Jeroen Caremans, Evert Hamans, Ludo Muylle, Paul Van de Heyning, Vincent Van Rompaey] Recently, our group demonstrated the technical feasibility of allograft tympano-ossicular systems (ATOS) procurement directly through the external auditory canal by using a rigid endoscope. This novel technique has several advantages compared to the traditional transcranial Schuknecht bone plug technique: it avoids contact with the dura mater, it is less time-consuming and it doesn't require a thorough reconstruction of the donor. In our tissue bank, we are currently transitioning from the transcranial procurement technique to the endoscopic procurement technique. The learning curve to master the endoscopic technique is steep but our preliminary results suggest that the percentage of good quality endoscopically procured ATOS is at least similar to the percentage of good quality transcranially procured ATOS dissected from the temporal bone plug. Additionally, the number of donations has increased significantly. By avoiding contact with the dura mater and therefore eliminating the risk of potential prion disease transmission, this technical evolution in procurement technique might allow dedicated tissue banks to (re-)introduce ATOS procurement and implantation. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Tympanic membrane nationallicence Ear ossicles nationallicence Endoscopy nationallicence Allograft nationallicence Tissue banks nationallicence Caremans Jeroen University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut Hamans Evert University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut Muylle Ludo University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut Van de Heyning Paul University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut Van Rompaey Vincent Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut Cell and Tissue Banking Springer Netherlands 16/1(2015-03-01), 91-96 1389-9333 16:1<91 2015 16 10561 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-014-9445-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-014-9445-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caremans Jeroen University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hamans Evert University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Muylle Ludo University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Van de Heyning Paul University of Antwerp Temporal Bone Bank, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Van Rompaey Vincent Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Cell and Tissue Banking Springer Netherlands 16/1(2015-03-01), 91-96 1389-9333 16:1<91 2015 16 10561