Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
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The aim of this study was assessment of the use of endoscopy in minimally invasive surgery of the cerebellopontine angle in cases of trigeminal neuralgia. ⋯ The minimally invasive retrosigmoid endoscopic-assisted microvascular decompression is an acceptable treatment of primary trigeminal neuralgia. Endoscopy provides a unique way to explore the cerebellopontine angle and to identify the exact location of the neurovascular conflict.
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To inventory computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings in the branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome. ⋯ Hypoplasia and dysplasia of the cochlea were consistent findings, and only magnetic resonance imaging was able to evaluate the intracochlear changes in detail and corrected computed tomography in most patients. Moreover, magnetic resonance imaging also detected bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlear branch of the eighth nerve in one patient. A widened vestibular aqueduct and a widened vestibular sac were frequent but not obligatory features of the BOR syndrome. Other malformations of the middle ear included a reduced middle ear cavity and malformations of the ossicular chain.