Surgical techniques in cochlear implants

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-80

  Mangus, Brannon ^a   Rivas, Alejandro ^a   Tsai, Betty S ^a   Haynes, David S ^a   Roland, J Thomas ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Cochleostomy; Round window insertion

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EAR SURGERY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCISION; MASTOIDECTOMY; MYRINGOTOMY; REVIEW; TELEMETRY;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 82055169231     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: 15578259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.08.017     Document Type: Review

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