Journal Reviews

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Hearing outcomes after mastoid obliteration tympanoplasty

5 July 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology | Bony obliteration tympanoplasty, CWD, CWU, Canal wall downhearing, Canal wall up, Cholesteatoma, Udiological results BOT

In this study, the authors retrospectively compare hearing outcomes after mastoid obliteration to non-obliterative techniques in cholesteatoma surgery. They have performed canal wall up with mastoid obliteration (bony obliteration tympanoplasty or BOT) since 2013. The procedure has replaced canal wall...

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Facial nerve anatomy in the temporal bone

7 January 2021 | | Otology | Anatomy, Canal wall down, Facial nerve, Iatrogenic facial palsy, Middle ear, Multi-slice CT, Posterior tympanotomy

Knowledge of the facial nerve anatomy during otological surgery is crucial in avoiding an iatrogenic injury to the facial nerve. In this study, the authors investigated the anatomical relationship between the tympanic portion of the facial canal (FC) and the...