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Closure of the petrous apex of the temporal bone with ionomeric cement following translabyrinthine removal of an acoustic neuroma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Helms  and
G. Geyer
J. Helms*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
G. Geyer
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
*
Professor J. Helms, ENT Department, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str, 11, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
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Abstract

When performing translabyrinthine surgery for acoustic neuroma, the surgeon opens the cerebrospinal fluid space. To prevent the development of post-operative meningitis, the surgical defect should be closed reliably in a watertight fashion. To date, this has been done with success in 12 patients altogether using a self-curing bone cement (ionomeric cement). During follow-up for a maximum of three years there has been no evidence of cerebrospinal fluid leaks.

Keywords

Neuroma, acoustic, surgeryCerebrospinal fluid, leakDental cements, ionomeric
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 202 - 205
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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