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Nader, Marc‐Elie

0000-0001-9295-0174

A5081532192 | I1343551460

Mayo Clinic

MDACC, Houston, Texas, United States

Citations 2

MD Anderson Long-Term Experience with Management of Temporal Bone Paragangliomas

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base | February 21, 2024 | Volume: 85 | Issue: S 01 | Pages: S1-S398

10.1055/s-0044-1779986

Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Percutaneous Abutments for Bone Conduction Hearing Devices

Otology & Neurotology | December 10, 2021 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 2 | Pages: e224-e228

10.1097/mao.0000000000003409 | PMID 34889825

Objective: To introduce a minimally invasive and image-guided technique for staged placement of a percutaneous abutment after osseointegrated implantation. Patients: Adults undergoing temporal bone resection at two academic medical centers. Interventions: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous installation of a bone conduction hearing device abutment. All patients had lateral temporal bone resection with osseointegrated implantation. Abutment placement followed as a planned staged procedure 3 to 6 months later depending on the use of radiotherapy. Main Outcome Measures: Ability to use a bone conduction hearing device and occurrence of skin reactions or wound complications. Results: Twelve patients successfully underwent abutment installation through a 5 mm skin biopsy punch incision, nine of which had minimal to no skin reaction surrounding the abutment. Two patients developed Holgers grade 1 skin reaction (redness with slight swelling). One patient experienced an osseointegration failure 152 days after abutment placement. Conclusions: Ultrasound is a widely available imaging modality that can be used to precisely localize subcutaneous osseointegrated implants, allowing for minimally invasive percutaneous placement of an abutment under local or general anesthesia.