Alternative techniques in cochlear implant surgery: Subtotal petrosectomy.

Objectives: To report and analyze three cases of subtotal petrosectomy (SP) in cochlear implant surgery at our institution, and establish the indications, surgical technique and complications encountered.

Materials And Method: A retrospective descriptive study is proposed, analyzing a series of three clinical cases of subtotal petrosectomy as surgical technique for cochlear implant surgery at San Ignacio University Hospital (Bogotá, Colombia) from year 2004 to 2019.

Results: A total of three cases of subtotal petrosectomy as surgical technique in cochlear implant candidates were analyzed.