[Endoscopic ear surgery -- Discipline establishment and technological innovation].

ABSTRACT

The application of microscope is a milestone in the history of otosurgery, which makes otologists deal with middle ear lesions more clearly and finely, and helps otologists expand the scope of treatment to the lateral skull base area, which greatly promotes the development of otosurgery. In the past 20 years, with the continuous improvement of endoscopic equipment research and development and the gradual improvement of endoscopic technology, the application of endoscopic technology in China has shown an explosive development, and Chinese otolaryngologists have experienced from the initial attempts of endoscopic technology, to the widespread popularization of innovative and applicable technology, and then to the feasibility of exploring the future innovative concepts. Endoscopic technology is another revolutionary push for the development of otosurgery after the microscope.