Scala tympani drill-out technique for oval window atresia with malformed facial nerve:A report of three cases
Yang Liu a
Feng Yang b
摘要：Objective:To report a scala tympani drill-out technique for managing malformed facial nerve covering the entire oval window (OW). Methods:Data from three cases with OW atresia, malformed stapes and abnormal facial nerve courses were reported, in which a scala tympani drill-out technique was employed with a TORP between the tympanic membrane and scala tympani fenestration for hearing reconstruction. Results: Air conduction hearing improved in two of the three cases following surgery. In the third case, there was no improvement in air conduction hearing following a canal wall up mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. There were no vertigo, tinnitus or sensorineural hearing loss in the three cases. Conclusion:The scala tympani drill-out technique, which is basically fenestration at the initial part of the basal turn, provides a choice in hearing reconstruction when the OW is completely covered by abarrently coursed facial nerve.
机标关键词：scala tympanifacial nerveair conductionsensorineural hearing loss
论文发表日期：2015-01-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：5( 154-158 )
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