Postoperative radiological assessment of the mastoid facial canal in cochlear implant patients in correlation with facial nerve stimulation.
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| Title: | Postoperative radiological assessment of the mastoid facial canal in cochlear implant patients in correlation with facial nerve stimulation. |
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| Authors: | Burck, Iris1 (AUTHOR) iris.burck@kgu.de, Helal, Rania A.1 (AUTHOR), Naguib, Nagy N. N.2,3 (AUTHOR), Nour-Eldin, Nour-Eldin A.1,4 (AUTHOR), Scholtz, Jan-Erik1 (AUTHOR), Martin, Simon1 (AUTHOR), Leinung, Martin5 (AUTHOR), Helbig, Silke5 (AUTHOR), Stöver, Timo5 (AUTHOR), Lehn, Annette6 (AUTHOR), Vogl, Thomas J.1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | European Radiology. Jan2022, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p234-242. 9p. 5 Black and White Photographs, 5 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Neural stimulation, Facial nerve, Cochlear implants, Mastoidectomy, Preoperative risk factors, Cone beam computed tomography, Electric stimulation |
| Abstract: | Objectives: To correlate the radiological assessment of the mastoid facial canal in postoperative cochlear implant (CI) cone-beam CT (CBCT) and other possible contributing clinical or implant-related factors with postoperative facial nerve stimulation (FNS) occurrence. Methods: Two experienced radiologists evaluated retrospectively 215 postoperative post-CI CBCT examinations. The mastoid facial canal diameter, wall thickness, distance between the electrode cable and mastoid facial canal, and facial-chorda tympani angle were assessed. Additionally, the intracochlear position and the insertion angle and depth of electrodes were evaluated. Clinical data were analyzed for postoperative FNS within 1.5-year follow-up, CI type, onset, and causes for hearing loss such as otosclerosis, meningitis, and history of previous ear surgeries. Postoperative FNS was correlated with the measurements and clinical data using logistic regression. Results: Within the study population (mean age: 56 ± 18 years), ten patients presented with FNS. The correlations between FNS and facial canal diameter (p = 0.09), wall thickness (p = 0.27), distance to CI cable (p = 0.44), and angle with chorda tympani (p = 0.75) were statistically non-significant. There were statistical significances for previous history of meningitis/encephalitis (p = 0.001), extracochlear-electrode-contacts (p = 0.002), scala-vestibuli position (p = 0.02), younger patients' age (p = 0.03), lateral-wall-electrode type (p = 0.04), and early/childhood onset hearing loss (p = 0.04). Histories of meningitis/encephalitis and extracochlear-electrode-contacts were included in the first two steps of the multivariate logistic regression. Conclusion: The mastoid-facial canal radiological assessment and the positional relationship with the CI electrode provide no predictor of postoperative FNS. Histories of meningitis/encephalitis and extracochlear-electrode-contacts are important risk factors. Key Points: • Post-operative radiological assessment of the mastoid facial canal and the positional relationship with the CI electrode provide no predictor of post-cochlear implant facial nerve stimulation. • Radiological detection of extracochlear electrode contacts and the previous clinical history of meningitis/encephalitis are two important risk factors for postoperative facial nerve stimulation in cochlear implant patients. • The presence of scala vestibuli electrode insertion as well as the lateral wall electrode type, the younger patient's age, and early onset of SNHL can play important role in the prediction of post-cochlear implant facial nerve stimulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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