Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2021 Dec;64(12):949-953. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2021.00717.

A Case of Intralabyrinthine Schwannoma Removal and Sequential BonebridgeTM Implantation

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  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Intralabyrinthine schwannoma (ILS) is a rare benign tumor that arises within the membranous labyrinthine. Since hearing loss is inevitable after tumor removal in most cases, an appropriate rehabilitation method should be considered. A 41-year-old male, who was diagnosed with ILS underwent tumor removal via translabyrinthine approach, has subsequently experienced right-side deafness as a result. Seventeen months after the tumor removal, a surgery for hearing rehabilitation was performed. Since cochlear implantation was not doable due to cochlear ossification, an active transcutaneous bone conduction implant (BonebridgeTM , MEDEL) was placed at the sinodural angle. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing hearing rehabilitation with BonebridgeTM implantation after ILS removal.

Keyword

Bone conduction; Hearing aid; Vestibular schwannoma.
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