Abstract Otology 2000 B24-1

Roland Laszig MD (1), Jan Helms MD (2), Richard Ramsden MD (3), W.-P. Sollmann MD (4), Jean Marc Sterkers MD (5), François-Michel Vaneecloo MD (6)

(1) HNO-Klinik und Poliklinik Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg D-Freiburg/Br.
(2) HNO-Klinik Julius-Maximilians-Universität D-Würzburg
(3) Anson Medical Centre GB-Manchester
(4) Department of Neurosurgery Klinikum Braunschweig D-Braunschweig
(5) Service d'ORL, Hôpital Beaujon Faculté Xavier Bichat Université Paris 7 F-Clichy
(6) Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie Hôpital Claude Huriez F-Lille Cedex

This instructional course will present one special part/structure of the brain, the Nucleus Cochlearis and discuss the options to approach for the placement of an Auditory Brainstem Implant. The faculty members will present their special surgical techniques for both the Nucleus and the MedEl ABI system.