Retrolabyrinthine approach for cochlear nerve preservation in neurofibromatosis type 2 and simultaneous cochlear implantation

Retrolabyrinthine approach for cochlear nerve preservation in neurofibromatosis type 2 and simultaneous cochlear implantation

Summary Introduction: Few cases of cochlear implantation (CI) in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) patients had been reported in the literature. The approaches described were translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid or middle cranial fossa. Objectives: To describe a case of a NF2- deaf...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ferreira Bento, Tatiana Alves Monteiro, Aline Gomes Bittencourt, Maria Valeria Schmidt Goffi-Gomez, Rubens de Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-07-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
neurofibromatosis 2
cochlear implantation
hearing loss
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-977720130003000018

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