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Tumour removed through nose

Surgeons at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham have managed to remove a tumour through a patient's nose using a 3D high definition endoscope for the first time in Europe.

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Consultant's reaction to pioneering surgery

A tumour has successfully been removed through a patient's nose using a 3D endoscope - that's a camera which projects the image it is recording onto a screen for the surgeons to monitor.

Consultant ENT & skull base surgeon, Mr Shahzada Ahmed, who led the surgical team, said:

Currently the standard practice is to use 2D high definition endoscopes and screens. But a bit like going to a cinema and watching a 3D film, a 3D endoscope gives a more real experience as it would if we were watching a cinema film....The difference for the surgeon is a higher resolution picture with 3D depth perception.

The surgery itself went very well and we were pleased with the outcome.

– Mr Shahzada Ahmed

Click here to watch the video - a warning that it shows a surgical procedure taking place

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Tumour removed through patient's nose

Warning: this video shows a surgical operation taking place

This video shows surgeons at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham removing a tumour through a patient's nose using a 3D endoscope for the first time in Europe.

During the operation surgeons and theatre staff all wore special 3D glasses so they could follow the procedure on screen.

The surgery was carried out on a patient with a rare condition called Acromegaly, where the pituitary gland near the brain produces too much growth hormone.

Without the surgery she would have had to live with symptoms like headaches, joint pains, sweating and snoring, or have radiotherapy.

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