Facial canal dehiscence in patients with cholesteatoma: concordance between intraoperative inspection, computed tomography and neurophysiological findings.

Francisco Arias-MarzánGemma de Lucas-CarmonaEsteban Reinaldo Pacheco CoronelPedro Javier Perez LorensuAlejandro Jiménez-SosaBlas Pérez-Piñero

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 (2019)

Our neurophysiological study showed greater sensitivity and higher PPV than CT for the detection of facial canal dehiscence. We found no relationship between disease progression time and the presence of facial canal dehiscence.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
soft tissue
dual energy
positron emission tomography
image quality
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance