Surgical anatomy of the round window with special reference to cochlear implantation

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Franz, Burkhard K. H.; Clark, Graeme M.; Bloom, David M.Date
1987Source Title
Journal of Laryngology and OtologyPublisher
Cambridge University PressMetadata
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Franz, B. K. H., Clark, G. M., & Bloom, D. M. (1987). Surgical anatomy of the round window with special reference to cochlear implantation. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 101(2), 97-102.Access Status
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This is a publisher’s version of an article published in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology © 1987 Cambridge University Press. www.cambridge.org/
Abstract
When the multi-channel cochlear implant electrode is inserted into the scala tympani through the round window the operation is best performed via a posterior tympanotomy. The view of the round window membrane, however, is incomplete because of its orientation and the fact that it has a conical shape. Nevertheless, a good view along the basal turn is obtained after the antero-inferior overhang of the round window niche and the crista fenestrae have been removed. It might be damaging to drill away the postero-superior overhang as the osseous spiral lamina lies extremely close to the round window membrane.
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otology; cochlear implant; tympanotomyExport Reference in RIS Format
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