The suprameatal approach: A safe alternative surgical technique for cochlear implantation

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-203

  Postelmans, Job T F ^a   Tange, Rinze A ^b   Stokroos, Robert J ^a   Grolman, Wilko ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Complications; Sensorineural hearing loss; Suprameatal approach; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MALE; MASTOID; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649157231     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181c29f8b     Document Type: Article

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