Cochlear Implantation Using the Endomeatal Approach in a Child with a Extremely Hypoplastic Mastoid.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2016.59.5.402
- Author:
Byung Yoon JOO
1
;
Sung Wook JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. su0305@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cochlear implantation;
Congenital aural atresia;
Endomeatal approach
- MeSH:
Child*;
Chorda Tympani Nerve;
Cochlear Implantation*;
Cochlear Implants*;
Facial Nerve;
Humans;
Mastoid*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2016;59(5):402-405
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The classic surgical technique for cochlear implantation was first introduced by House in 1961. This technique includes a mastoidectomy and a posterior tympanotomy, which has been most widely used for cochlear implantation. However, this approach may result in the injury of the chorda tympani nerve or the facial nerve. To avoid the risk of the neural injury, several alternative surgical methods have been developed. The endomeatal approach is one of the several alternative techniques. We present, along with a review of literatures, a case of cochlear implantation using the endomeatal approach performed in a child with an extremely hypoplastic mastoid.
