A novel radiological method to evaluate the posterior tympanotomy depth for cochlear implantation: our experience in 257 patients.

Mahmoud MandourHaitham H ElfarargyRasha LotfyMohamed N ElsheikhMaurizio BarbaraSaad Elzayat

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

We created a novel radiological method to measure the posterior tympanotomy depth. This method was valid, reproducible, and reliable in the preoperative radiological evaluation of the PT depth with high sensitivity (91.71%), specificity (90.62%), and accuracy (91.44%). We also found a significant impact of the PT depth on the PT difficulty during cochlear implantation.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
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newly diagnosed
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patient reported