Vestibular status in partial deafness.

Introduction: The hair cells of the cochlea and the vestibulum are closely connected and may be susceptible to the same noxious factors. The relationship between their function has been a continuing field of investigation. The indications for cochlear implantation have been broadened and now include the patients with partial deafness.

Effect on vestibular function of cochlear implantation by partial deafness treatment-electro acoustic stimulation (PDT-EAS).

Purpose: Although the cochlear implantation procedure does not interfere with vestibular structures directly, both the vestibulum and the cochlea share the same inner ear fluid space, and this fluid may be responsible for transferring possibly damaging forces from one to the other. The purpose of the study is to assess postoperative vestibular function after partial deafness treatment-electro-acoustic stimulation (PDT-EAS) cochlear implantation.

Methods: Fifty-five patients were included in the study (30 females, 25 males, age 11-80, mean 41.

Assessing Gait Stability before and after Cochlear Implantation.

Background: It is known that cochlear implantation may alter the inner ear and induce vestibular disorders.

Research Question: How does cochlear implantation influence gait stability? . An experimental group of twenty-one subjects scheduled for cochlear implantation underwent gait testing twice, on the day before cochlear implantation (BCI) and three months after cochlear implantation (ACI), using a motion capture system.

Late aneurysm rupture after endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair.

Objectives: The goal of endovascular repair is to protect the patient from aneurysm rupture. Careful surveillance should be performed postoperatively in order to select patients with aneurysm growth and, therefore, the highest rupture risk. The aim of the study was to present our experience with aneurysm rupture in long-term follow-up after endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair.