The chorda tympani retractor in stapedectomy
| Autor: | Gaurav Chawdhary, Jeremy Lavy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Chorda Stapes Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Otology medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology biology business.industry Limiting Stapedectomy medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Surgery Retractor Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Middle ear surgery Otosclerosis Chorda Tympani Nerve sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Otolaryngology. 43:975-976 |
| ISSN: | 1749-4478 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/coa.12929 |
| Popis: | The chorda tympani is at risk during stapedectomy and evidence suggests a significant proportion of patients experience postoperative taste disturbance1,2,3. It is therefore important to minimise this risk by preserving the nerve and limiting unnecessary manipulation. In some patients the anatomy may place the nerve directly in the way of the surgical field, making this difficult to achieve. Here we describe a simple way to retract the chorda tympani anteriorly and keep it held away while performing stapedectomy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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