Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11452/30223
Title: Facial nerve anomalies in paediatric cochlear implant candidates: Radiological evaluation
Authors: Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Çocuk Radyolojisi Anabilim Dalı.
0000-0002-4164-3438
Palabıyık, Figen Bakırtaş
Hacıkurt, Kadir
Yazıcı, Zeynep
AAB-3853-2021
25923075100
56732936100
6701668723
Keywords: Otorhinolaryngology
Child
Ear, Inner
Facial nerve
Radiology
Cochleovestibular anatomy
Inner-ear
Children
Malformations
Issue Date: Jan-2017
Publisher: Cambridge University
Citation: Palabıyık, F. B. vd. (2017). ''Facial nerve anomalies in paediatric cochlear implant candidates: Radiological evaluation''. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 131(1), 26-31.
Abstract: Background: Pre-operative radiological identification of facial nerve anomalies can help prevent intra-operative facial nerve injury during cochlear implantation. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and configuration of facial nerve anomalies and their concurrence with inner-ear anomalies in cochlear implant candidates. Methods: Inner-ear and concomitant facial nerve anomalies were evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging and temporal high-resolution computed tomography in 48 children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss who were cochlear implant candidates. Results: Inner-ear anomalies were present in 11 out of 48 patients (23 per cent) and concomitant facial nerve anomalies were present on 7 sides in 4 patients (7 per cent of the total). Facial nerve anomalies were accompanied by cochlear or vestibular malformation. Conclusion: Potential facial nerve abnormalities should always be considered in patients with inner-ear anomalies. Pre-operative facial nerve imaging can increase the surgeon's confidence to plan and perform cochlear implantation. Magnetic resonance imaging should be used to detect inner-ear anomalies; if these are identified, temporal high-resolution computed tomography should be used to evaluate the facial nerve.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215116009555
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-laryngology-and-otology/article/facial-nerve-anomalies-in-paediatric-cochlear-implant-candidates-radiological-evaluation/C1A33CD8E5B81B2DF354B3506073CF5D
1748-5460
http://hdl.handle.net/11452/30223
ISSN: 0022-2151
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