Auditory Brainstem Implant from the Aspect of the Otolaryn-gologist - Initial Experience and Results

Czech version

Authors: J. Skřivan; E. Zvěřina; J. Betka; M. Světlík; Sollmann W.-P. ¹; T. Tichý ²; S. Sedlák ²; M. Topol ²; D. Urgošík ³; R. Mazanec ⁴; B. Nevison ⁵; P. Morrisová ⁵
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika otolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku 1. LF UK a FN Motol, katedra ORL IPVZ, Praha, přednosta a vedoucí katedry prof. MUDr. J. Betka, DrSc. Klinikum Braunschweig, Abteilung Neurochirurgie, Braunschweig, Spolková republika Německo, přednosta pro
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, , 1999, No. 4, pp. 203-206.
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Overview

The authors’ first own experience with an auditory brainstem implant is presented.The 1 ABI operation in the Czech Republic and 45 th in Europe was made in a female patient withneurofibromatosis 2, on January 11, 1999. Bilateral vestibular schwannomas were removed 11 and12 years ago, respectively. The implantation itself and results are described. A history of the auditorybrainstem implant is briefly described, including the current state-of-the-art and expected benefits.

Key words:
auditory brainstem implant, indications, implantation technique, results.

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