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Contributors: Ravi N. Samy, M.D., F.A.C.S (University of Cincinnati / CCHMC) and Shawn Stevens, M.D.
Cholesterol granuloma recurrence at the petrous apex. The patient had a prior surgery performed without stenting. Revision surgery at UC performed with double-barrel stent placement.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/vvmrb6t77g
Editor Recruited By: Ravi N. Samy, MD, FACS
Cholesterol granuloma drainage
Expanding petrous apex lesion (asymptomatic) or symptomatic (headache, retro-orbital pain, hearing loss, dizziness, facial paresis/twitching)
Only hearing ear, elderly, frail/numerous comorbidities
1488HD camera head/box
operating microscope, facial nerve monitoring, otologic drill, microinstruments
anesthesia evaluation, CT scan, MRI scan, audiogram
jugular bulb, internal carotid artery, cochlear promontory
Deafness, tympanic membrane perforation, internal carotid artery injury, jugular bulb injury
None as it relates to this video
1. Double-barrel stenting in infracochlear approach for drainage of petroux apex cholesterol granulomas. Shoman NM, Samy RN, Pensak ML. Laryngoscope. 2011 Mar;121(3):574-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.21420. Epub 2011 Jan 21. No abstract available. PMID: 21344437
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