Active middle ear implants in patients undergoing subtotal petrosectomy: New application for the vibrant soundbridge device and its implication for lateral cranium base surgery

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-47

  Linder, Thomas ^a   Schlegel, Christoph ^a   DeMin, Nicola ^a   Van Der Westhuizen, Stephan ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Luzern ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic otitis media; Middle ear implant; Round window; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY TUBE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PETROSECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AUDIOMETRY; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EAR SURGERY; EXTERNAL EAR; GRANULOMA; HEARING AID; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MASTOID; MASTOIDITIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PETROUS BONE;

AGED; AUDIOMETRY; CARCINOMA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; EAR, EXTERNAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOIDITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PETROUS BONE;

EID: 59849120676     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31818be812     Document Type: Article

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