Kathryn Y. Noonan, Gregory P. Lekovic, and Eric P. Wilkinson Abstract Many patient, device, and surgical factors contribute to patient success with auditory brainstem implants. This chapter examines device positioning,…
Barry Nevison Abstract The auditory brainstem implant (ABI), while closely related in many ways to a cochlear implant (CI), is beset with its own unique technical, practical, and clinical challenges…
Marek Polak Abstract Subjects with a nonfunctioning auditory nerve do not benefit from cochlear implantation. In such cases, if the subject is older than 12 months of age, an auditory…
Robert Behr Abstract The retrosigmoid (RS) approach is the paradigmatic approach to the cerebellopontine angle for not only vestibular schwannomas but also a wide range of pathological processes. Indeed, it…
Ricardo F. Bento and Paula T. Lopes Abstract The retrolabyrinthine approach (RLA) to the cerebellopontine angle and posterior fossa is traditionally described to offer a quick and safe surgical access,…
Levent Sennaroğlu and Burçak Bilginer Abstract Inner ear malformations frequently necessitate cochlear or auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) for hearing habilitation in children. ABI is indicated in certain severe inner ear…
Marc S. Schwartz, Eric P. Wilkinson, and Gregory P. Lekovic Abstract The translabyrinthine (TL) approach has been used since the 1960s to safely and reliably resect vestibular schwannomas (VS) and…
Steffen K. Rosahl Abstract Placing an electrode for functional restoration of an injured auditory pathway at the base of the brain requires fundamental understanding of anatomical and physiological constraints. The…
Burce Ozgen Abstract Imaging of the cochlea, cochlear nerve, brainstem, and auditory system is central to proper candidate selection and surgical planning in the setting of an auditory brainstem implantation….
Mia E. Miller and Eric P. Wilkinson Abstract Traditional indications for auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) have been broadened to include other applications of…
