Tailed Palva flap in the subperiosteal pocket technique for cochlear implantation


Orhan K. S., Polat B., Enver N., Guldiken Y.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, sa.9, ss.916-918, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0022215115001905
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.916-918
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cochlear Implantation, Postoperative Complications, Hearing Loss, FIXATION
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In recent years, the subperiosteal pocket technique has become popular for minimal access cochlear implantation. Many incision techniques have been described in cochlear implantation. Objective: This study aimed to demonstrate the safety and reliability of a new periosteal incision, called tailed Palva incision, in cochlear implantation. Methods: A total of 280 patients who underwent cochlear implantation with the subperiosteal pocket technique between June 2008 and January 2013 were included in the study. Results: The patients were followed up for between 11 and 74 months (mean +/- standard deviation = 34 +/- 19 months). No intracranial complications were seen during or after the operations. Additionally, there was no migration of the receiver-stimulator. Revision surgery was performed in eight patients (3 per cent), one of whom (0.4 per cent) had local flap failure and infection. Conclusion: This study shows that the tailed Palva incision facilitates easy insertion of the implant and, by creating a one-way obscured pocket, this technique also enhances stabilisation of the receiver-stimulator, thereby avoiding anterior migration.