Intra-operative monitoring of the facial nerve with an air inflated balloon. Technical note

Autor:	K L, Mourier, J L, Raggueneau, B, George, H, Boissonnet, J E, Hodes, J, Cophignon
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Facial Nerve Injuries Facial Nerve Tracheostomy Monitoring Intraoperative Transducers Pressure Humans Equipment Failure Neuroma Acoustic Intraoperative Complications Muscle Contraction
Zdroj:	Acta neurochirurgica. 117(1-2)
ISSN:	0001-6268
Popis:	A simple, reliable and cheap device for intra-operative monitoring of the facial nerve during surgery for cerebellopontine angle tumours is presented. It consists of a single use tracheostomy tube with a low pressure air inflatable cuff placed in the mouth of the patient on the side of the tumour, connected by a pressure transducer to a monitoring unit. It records any pressure changes in the patient's mouth induced by muscular contractions as a result of excitation of the inferior parts of the facial nerve.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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