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Cochlear implantation in common cavity malformations using a transmastoid labyrinthotomy approach
J T McElveen1, V N Carrasco, R T Miyamoto
1Carolina Ear Research Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609, U.S.A.
The Laryngoscope
|August 1, 1997
Summary
A novel direct approach to the common cavity offers a safer alternative for cochlear implantation in patients with common cavity deformities, minimizing facial nerve risk.
Area of Science:
- Otolaryngology
- Neurosurgery
- Medical Devices
Background:
- The transmastoid facial recess approach is standard for cochlear implantation.
- This standard approach carries increased facial nerve risk in patients with common cavity deformities.