A computer-assisted operation for congenital aural malformations

K Nishizaki; Y Masuda; S Nishioka; H Akagi; Y Takeda; Y Ohkawa

doi:10.1016/0165-5876(96)01338-9

A computer-assisted operation for congenital aural malformations

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1996 Jun;36(1):31-7. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(96)01338-9.

Authors

K Nishizaki¹, Y Masuda, S Nishioka, H Akagi, Y Takeda, Y Ohkawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 8803689
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(96)01338-9

Abstract

Surgical procedures to correct malformations of the external auditory canal are associated with the risk of facial nerve injury. We operated on a 6-year-old boy with a stenotic external auditory canal using a Viewing Wand (ISG Technologies Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) for improved visualization. We present our experience using this imaging system for aural surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Computers / statistics & numerical data*
Ear, External / abnormalities*
Ear, External / surgery*
Facial Nerve / physiology
Humans
Male
Monitoring, Intraoperative*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed