ABSTRACT
The rapid proliferation and applications of endoscopic-guided systems have transcended
all surgical specialties. The future as regards reconstructive microneurosurgery is
uncertain but inevitable, as already characterized by efforts to seek an alternative
method for harvest of the sural nerve. Although still a primitive technique, endoscopic
assistance in the retrieval of long, sural-nerve grafts has been found to minimize
the trauma and morbidity of dissection; can simplify identification of frequently
anomalous branches; and allows a reduction of the number of incisions, to improve
the aesthetic result.
