A Case of Image-Guided Surgery in Congenital Aural Atresia / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

The repair of congenital aural atresia remains one of the most challenging otologic procedures because of the scarcity of surgical landmarks, the complexity and the variety of the temporal bone anatomy, and the limited space for reconstruction. The risks of facial nerve injury and profound sensorineural hearing loss following atresia surgery are common concerns. Furthermore, the rarity of the disease makes it difficult to improve surgical learning. Image-guided surgery may aid otologic surgeons in repairing atresia as it allows identifying the exact position of surgical instruments in relation to the specific anatomy. To our knowledge, there have been no published reports on image-guided atresia surgery in Korea. Herein, we report a case of congenital aural atresia, which was repaired using image-guided surgical technique.