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  • Various approaches to the round window for cochlear implantation: a systematic review

  • I Aljazeeri, S Alturaiki, Y Abdelsamad, F Alzhrani, A Hagr
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 137 / Issue 10 / October 2023
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    22 June 2022, pp. 1064-1082
    Print publication:
    October 2023
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  • Objective

    Round window approaches are used to insert a cochlear implant electrode array into the scala tympani. This study aimed to review the literature to find the reported round window approaches.

    Method

    This review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (‘PRISMA’) guidelines. Articles that described their surgical approach to the round window were included. The PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library electronic databases were searched through to June 2021. The study protocol was registered on Prospero (reference number: CRD42021226940).

    Results

    A total of 42 reports were included. The following approaches were documented: the standard facial recess, keyhole, retrofacial, modified suprameatal, transaditus, combined posterior tympanotomy and endomeatal, modified Veria, canal wall down approaches, and endoscopically assisted technique.

    Conclusion

    This review suggested that there are numerous distinct round window approaches, providing alternatives when the round window is inaccessible through the standard facial recess.