Retrolabyrinthine Meatotomy as Part of Retrosigmoid Approach to Expose the Whole Internal Auditory Canal: Rationale, Technique, and Outcome in Hearing Preservation Surgery for Vestibular Schwannoma.
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DOI: 10.1093/ons/opx091
Abstract: BACKGROUND Vestibular schwannoma extending to the fundus of the internal auditory canal is currently considered an unfavorable condition for hearing preservation surgery via a retrosigmoid approach because the lateral end of the canal is hard… read more here.
Keywords: auditory canal; surgery; retrosigmoid approach; internal auditory ... See more keywords
Internal Auditory Canal Variability: Anatomic Variation Affects Cisternal Facial Nerve Visualization.
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DOI: 10.1093/ons/opz410
Abstract: BACKGROUND The internal auditory canal (IAC) is an important landmark during surgery for lesions of the cerebellopontine angle. There is significant variability in the position and orientation of the IAC radiographically, and the authors have… read more here.
Keywords: auditory canal; internal auditory; position; variability ... See more keywords
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artifacts and Cochlear Implant Positioning at 1.5 T In Vivo
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/9163285
Abstract: Objective Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging with the magnet of the cochlear implant receiver/stimulator in place causes artifacts and hinders evaluation of intracerebral structures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal auditory canal… read more here.
Keywords: ear canal; resonance imaging; internal auditory; magnetic resonance ... See more keywords
Thermal Analysis of an Ultrasonic Aspirator Micro Claw Tool Compared With Standard High-Speed Drilling During Internal Auditory Canal Opening in a Cadaveric Model.
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DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000721
Abstract: BACKGROUND The ultrasonic aspirator micro claw tool (UAmCT) can be used to remove the bone of the internal auditory canal (IAC) during vestibular schwannoma resection via the retrosigmoid approach (RSA) without the risk of a… read more here.
Keywords: aspirator micro; claw tool; iac; micro claw ... See more keywords
How to radiologically identify a spontaneous regression of sporadic vestibular schwannoma?
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217752
Abstract: Background The natural history of sporadic vestibular schwannoma is unpredictable, with tumors growing, non-growing and even showing spontaneous regression in some rare cases. Objective This retrospective study aims to describe the radiologic signs characterizing and… read more here.
Keywords: vestibular schwannoma; internal auditory; schwannoma; sporadic vestibular ... See more keywords
Glioblastoma multiforme at internal auditory canal
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DOI: 10.25259/sni_815_2022
Abstract: Background: Glioblastomas are the most common adult primary brain tumor present supratentorially. The presence of true extra-axial GBM infratentorially, especially in the internal auditory canal, is extremely rare with only three cases reported previously in… read more here.
Keywords: auditory canal; multiforme internal; case; glioblastoma multiforme ... See more keywords