Vibrant soundbridge surgery: Evaluation of transcanal surgical approaches

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-895

  Truy, Eric ^a,b   Eshraghi, Adrien A ^c   Balkany, Thomas J ^c   Telishi, Fred F ^c   Van De Water, Thomas R ^c   Lavieille, Jean Pierre ^d  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Facial recess approach; Middle ear implant; Transcanal approach; Vibrant Soundbridge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TASTE DISORDER; TEMPORAL BONE; TRANSDUCER;

AGED; CADAVER; EAR CANAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33748310756     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000227905.32236.9f     Document Type: Article

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