Robotic cochlear implantation in post-meningitis ossified cochlea

Aim: To report the experience of an image-guided and navigation-based robot arm as an assistive surgical tool for cochlear implantation in a case with a labyrinthitis ossificans.Patient: A 55-years-old man with a history of childhood meningitis whose hearing deteriorated progressively to bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss.Intervention: Robotic Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery (RACIS) with a straight flexible lateral wall electrode. Primary outcome measures: Electrode cochlear insertion depth with RACIS with facial recess approach and autonomous inner ear access with full electrode insertion of a flexible straight cochlear implant array.Conclusions: Intra cochlear ossifications pose a challenge for entering the cochlea and full-length insertion of a cochlear implant. RACIS has shown that computations of radiological images combined with navigation-assisted robot arm drilling can provide efficient access to the inner ear.

Jaar van publicatie:2023

Trefwoorden:A1 Journal article

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