Purpose: To compare the two common approaches of cochlear implantations i.e., mastoidectomy with posterior tympanotomy approach (MPTA) and modified veria technique and to know whether veria technique and its later modifications are as efficacious …

Conductive hearing loss with normal otoscopic findings has many differential diagnosis, but the diagnosis of otosclerosis is retrospective after exploratory tympanotomy. Congenital ossicular anomalies in isolation are rare and often have a delayed …

To measure the width of the posterior tympanotomy in cadaveric temporal bones using the digital microscope and classify the round window visibility through it. In 17 cadaveric wet adult temporal bones, cortical mastoidectomy followed by posterior …

Posterior tympanotomy is the avenue to the facial recess of the middle ear from mastoid antrum. The entry into the facial recess in many cases is heralded by a distinct air cell before approaching the facial-chordal plane. The current study was …

We intended to study the morphological parameters of round window region and assess the gain in exposure achieved by drilling the round window niche overhang. The Exposure of the round window membrane (RWM) is of prime importance to carry out …

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is defined as a hearing loss of more than 30 dB over 3 contiguous pure-tone frequencies occurring within a 3-day period [ 1 ]; it is a relevant cause for unilateral hearing loss with an incidence of about …

The mesotympanum can be approached by the two well known approaches, i.e. (1) the (per meatal) tympanotomy, by lifting the posterior annulus tympanicus and (2) the posterior tymanotomy, via the facial recess. Based on surgical experience of 1113 …

Facial nerve injury while performing a mastoidectomy, especially a posterior tympanotomy, is a potential complication of otological surgery and is associated with severe outcomes [ 1 , 10 ]. Several factors may influence the performance of …

The goal of this study was to evaluate, in the hands of an inexperienced surgeon, the cochleostomy location of an endaural approach (MINV) compared to the conventional posterior tympanotomy (MPT) approach. Since 2010, we use in the ENT department …

Alternative techniques for cochlear implant surgery have been described, such as endomeatal- and suprameatal-alone approaches, without traditional posterior tympanotomy. A combined posterior tympanotomy/endomeatal approach is proposed as a way to …

A posterior tympanotomy is a procedure performed to access the posterior mesotympanum to remove pathologic lesions through a mastoid exposure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate and classify the anatomical relationships between the vertical …

Posterior tympanotomy is a well-known otologic procedure that allows surgeons access to the middle ear cavity. During most cochlear implantation (CI) procedures, electrode arrays are delivered via posterior tympanotomy to the scala tympani at the …

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effect of sealing of the round window membrane in patients with severe to profound unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). 101 Patients with unilateral SSNHL were treated with …

This study describes the clinical profile, operative findings, surgical technique, type of implant and complications encountered in implantation of abnormal cochlea by the transcanal (veria) technique in a tertiary care centre. This is a …

The global prevalence of disabling hearing loss is about 5.3% and in South East Asian countries is 4.6 to 8.8% [ 1 ]. The prevalence of hearing impairment in India is 6.3% [ 2 ]. The prevalence of congenital deafness in industrialised countries …

Cochlear implant has been described as the first electronical device capable of replace a lost sense. Since its popularization in the 80s, the number of implanted people has continued to grow, and currently, there are over 700,000 worldwide [ 1 ].