Cochlear implantation via the round window membrane minimizes trauma to cochlear structures: A histologically controlled insertion study

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 807-812

  Adunka, Oliver ^a   Unkelbach, Marc H ^a   Mack, Martin ^a   Hambek, Markus ^a   Gstoettner, Wolfgang ^a   Kiefer, Jan ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Hearing preservation; Intracochlear trauma; Round window membrane

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COCHLEA INJURY; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEARING; HUMANS; ROUND WINDOW; TEMPORAL BONE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4644219721     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480410018179     Document Type: Article

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