Vibrant soundbridge implantation prior to auricular reconstruction with unilateral microtia-atresia

Hidekane Yoshimura; Masahiro Takahashi; Satoshi Iwasaki; Jun Shinagawa; Ikkei Takashimizu; Fumio Nagai; Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi; Shin-Ichi Usami

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4408

Vibrant soundbridge implantation prior to auricular reconstruction with unilateral microtia-atresia

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug 16;9(8):e04408. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4408. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Hidekane Yoshimura¹, Masahiro Takahashi², Satoshi Iwasaki², Jun Shinagawa¹, Ikkei Takashimizu³, Fumio Nagai³, Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi⁴, Shin-Ichi Usami⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology Shinshu University School of Medicine Matsumoto Japan.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital Tokyo Japan.
³ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Shinshu University School of Medicine Matsumoto Japan.
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan.
⁵ Department of Hearing Implant Sciences Shinshu University School of Medicine Matsumoto Japan.

Abstract

We presented the first successful application of VSB implantation prior to auriculoplasty, which can provide hearing improvement in safe conditions and open new strategies for earlier hearing rehabilitation in unilateral microtia-atresia children.

Keywords: Vibrant soundbridge; atresia; microtia; middle ear implant.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

FC001048/ARC_/Arthritis Research UK/United Kingdom