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ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2018

Bone-anchored hearing implant surgery: our experience with linear incision and punch techniques.

F DI Giustino, P Vannucchi, R Pecci, A Mengucci, R Santimone, B Giannoni

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Article in Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Punch vs open surgical techniques for placement of bone-anchored hearing implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis of skin reactions and operating time.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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  2. Ten years of experience with the Ponto bone-anchored hearing system-A systematic literature review.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2020
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  7. Comparison between linear incision and punch techniques for bone anchored hearing aid surgery.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

F DI GiustinoAudiology Unit, AOU Careggi, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.
P VannucchiAudiology Unit, AOU Careggi, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.
R PecciAudiology Unit, AOU Careggi, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.
A MengucciAudiology Unit, AOU Careggi, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.
R SantimoneAudiology Unit, AOU Careggi, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.
B GiannoniAudiology Unit, AOU Careggi, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

summaryIn recent years, bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs) have found wider application in the treatment of conductive and mixed hearing loss. Several surgical techniques have been developed to reduce complications, enhance healing and improve audiological and aesthetic results. We report our experience on the use of three BAHI surgery techniques: Group 1, linear incision with thinning of the subcutaneous tissue; Group 2, linear incision without thinning of the subcutaneous tissue; Group 3, punch technique (Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery, MIPS). We retrospectively analysed patients undergoing BAHI surgery; results were evaluated on the basis of any intra-operative complication, duration of surgery and occurrence of adverse effects at the implantation site over 1 year of follow-up. We collected a total of 30 implantations (12 for Group 1, 8 for Group 2, 10 for Group 3) with an intra-operative complication rate of 25%, 0% and 10%, respectively. The average surgical time was 62.08 minutes, 34.37 minutes and 18.7 minutes respectively. During follow-up, we reported the occurrence of adverse effects in 10.63% of observations in Group 1, 3.12% in Group 2 and 2.5% in Group 3. This study confirms the low rate of intra and postoperative complications during BAHI surgery and documents the simplicity of execution of the novel MIPS technique, with a significant reduction in surgical time compared to the other two techniques, and positive effects in terms of health care costs.

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Bone-Anchored ProsthesisHearing AidsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOtologic Surgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultBone-anchored hearing implantsLinear incisionMinimally Invasive Ponto SurgeryPunch Technique

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PMID29984803
PMCPMC6036957

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