Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. Facial nerve paralysis can occur during the course of otologic and neurotologic surgery, either intentionally where sacrifice of the facial nerve is inevitable or inadvertently despite meticulous dissection. In…
Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. Historically, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak rates of approximately 20% were observed after translabyrinthine craniotomy. With refinement of closure technique, CSF leak rates have decreased significantly to 0% to 3%.…
Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to their patients for their time and effort in laboratory testing. We also thank Drs. Jose Fayad, Robert Shannon, and William Hitselberger, who contributed to the previous edition of this chapter. Please access Videos to…
Acknowledgments We wish to thank the co-authors of the previous version of this chapter, Drs. Courtney C.J. Voelker and Gregory P. Lekovic. Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. The petrous apex is one of the…
Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. The primary goal in the surgical management of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma is the creation of a dry, safe ear through removal of disease and alteration of anatomy…
Acknowledgment We would like to acknowledge and thank previous contributors, including Jose N. Fayad. Sophisticated micro-otosurgical techniques mandate that the otologic surgeon and surgical team have an in-depth understanding of the operating room (OR) layout and surgical instrumentation. This chapter…