Cochlear implantation in advanced otosclerosis : utility of pre-operative radiological assessment in predicting intra-operative difficulty and final electrode position

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine if pre-operative radiological scoring can reliably predict intra-operative difficulty and final cochlear electrode position in patients with advanced otosclerosis.

METHOD: A retrospective cohort study of advanced otosclerosis patients who underwent cochlear implantation (n = 48, 52 ears) was compared with a larger cohort of post-lingually deaf adult patients (n = 1414) with bilateral hearing loss and normal cochlear anatomy. Pre-operative imaging for advanced otosclerosis patients and final electrode position were scored and correlated with intra-operative difficulty and speech outcomes.

RESULTS: Advanced otosclerosis patients benefit significantly from cochlear implantation. Mean duration of deafness was longer in the advanced otosclerosis group (19.5 vs 14.3 years; p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Anatomical changes in advanced otosclerosis can result in increased difficulty of surgery. Evidence of pre-operative cochlear luminal changes was associated with intra-operative difficult insertion and final non-scala tympani position. Nearly all electrodes implanted in the advanced otosclerosis cohort were peri-modiolar. No reports of facial nerve stimulation were observed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:137

Enthalten in:

The Journal of laryngology and otology - 137(2023), 11 vom: 30. Nov., Seite 1248-1255

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wong, D [VerfasserIn]
Copson, B [VerfasserIn]
Gerard, J-M [VerfasserIn]
Hill, F [VerfasserIn]
Leigh, J [VerfasserIn]
Dowell, R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cochlear implantation
Facial nerve
Hearing loss, sensorineural
Journal Article
Otosclerosis
Radiology

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.11.2023

Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S0022215123000609

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355216337