Operative approach
Based on the results of the MDT discussion, surgeons employed different
operative approaches depending on the patient’s situation. However, the
surgeon planned to perform the grade (c) surgery method in one of the
patients. However, this patient could not accept the symptom of aural
fullness, and thus grade (b) surgery method was adopted. The other
patients agreed with the results of the MDT discussion and accepted the
surgical methods. The intraoperative time fluctuated 3.2 ± 1.0 hours.
Intraoperative neural response telemetry (NRT) showed that the surgery
of all cochlear implant was performed successfully. Smooth anesthesia
and operation without complications were achieved in all patients (Table
2).