Advanced Techniques in Cochlear Implantation: Ossified and Dysplastic Cochleae (AMW) Session
2021 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
With advances in cochlear implant technology and surgical techniques, this life changing device has become available to patients from whom such intervention would previously have been considered contraindicated. This is particularly true for patients with ossified and congenitally malformed cochleae. However, with improved understanding and anatomy and operative technique, patients can and have benefited from implantation. This session, presented by world experts with decades of experience, will review the radiology, surgery, risks, complications, and post-operative programming issues that are essential to maximizing outcomes. By the end of this session, attendees will feel more comfortable providing cochlear implantation to this challenging but rewarding patient population.
Description
Learning Objective: 1. Explain cochlear anatomy beyond the round window, both normal and abnormal. 2. Summarize the relevant programming challenges that come with this unique patient population. 3. Review surgical tips and pearls to allow for maximized electrode insertion in ossified and malformed cochlea. Faculty: Daniel Coelho, MD(Research Funding: Oticon Medical), J. Thomas Roland Jr., MD(Nothing to Disclose).