Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery

Sidharth V Puram; Daniel J Lee

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2015.07.013

Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;48(6):1117-48. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.07.013.

Authors

Sidharth V Puram¹, Daniel J Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26553310
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.07.013

Abstract

Auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) provide auditory perception in patients with profound hearing loss who are not candidates for the cochlear implant (CI) because of anatomic constraints or failed CI surgery. Herein, the authors discuss (1) preoperative evaluation of pediatric ABI candidates, (2) surgical approaches, and (3) contemporary ABI devices and their use in the pediatric population. The authors also review the surgical and audiologic outcomes following pediatric ABI surgery. The authors' institutional experience and the nearly 200 cases performed in Europe and the United States indicate that ABI surgery in children can be safe and effective.

Keywords: Auditory brainstem implant (ABI); Cochlear hypoplasia or aplasia; Cochlear nerve hypoplasia or aplasia; Congenital hearing loss; Pediatric; Retrosigmoid craniotomy.

Publication types

Review
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Auditory Brain Stem Implants / adverse effects*
Auditory Perception
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Child
Hearing Loss / surgery*
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Treatment Outcome