Aaron SJ Ferguson

ENT Consultant

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, NHS Fife, UK.

Latest Contribution

Intraoperative MRI use during pituitary tumour resection

1 March 2018 | | Adenoma, Interventional, Intraoperative, MRI, Pituitary, Transsphenoidal, iMRI

This article provides an overview of intraoperative MRI (iMRI) use in transphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary tumours. Traditionally imaging of the surgical field during surgery involves intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging or neuronavigation which help to avoid injury to critical structures but...

Surgical approach to trigeminal neuralgia

1 November 2017 | | Microvascular decompression, Percutaneous balloon compression, Percutaneous glycerol rhizotomy, Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy, Trigeminal neuralgia

This article provides a summary of the operative techniques available for treating patients with trigeminal neuralgia who have medication resistant pain or medication intolerance. Microvascular decompression is performed via suboccipital craniotomy to find and resolve the underlying nerve compression. The...

An overview of cranioplasty

1 July 2017 | | Cranioplasty, Autologous cranioplasty, Synthetic cranioplasty, Skull reconstruction, Cranial defect, Methyl methacrylate

This article provides a summary of the indications, materials and current techniques available in cranioplasty. Cranioplasty is performed to restore the normal architecture of the skull following craniectomy for many reasons including intracranial infection, trauma and neoplasm. The timing of...