Piezosurgery in the exeresis of glomus tympanicum tumours.

Abstract

The glomus tumor is a middle ear neoplasm commonly delayed in diagnosis. Surgery and radiation are often recommended as therapy; in the literature are no reported series of piezoelectric excision of glomus tympanicum tumors. This paper reviews a series of ten patients in whom successful resection of the type A glomus tympanicum tumours was achieved with the use of Piezosurgery Piezosurgery is a new instrument able to cut the bone without necrosis and non-mineralized tissues damage. In all the patients Piezosurgery provided excellent control of glomus tympanicum tumors without side effects on the soft tissues.

• Authors: Angelo Salami, Renzo Mora, Massimo Dellepiane
• Journal: 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 (Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol) Vol. 265 Issue 9 Pg. 1035-8 (Sep 2008) ISSN: 0937-4477 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 18175138 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Ear Neoplasms (surgery)
• Ear, Middle (surgery)
• Equipment Design
• Glomus Tympanicum Tumor (surgery)
• Humans
• Osteotomy (instrumentation)
• Reproducibility of Results
• Treatment Outcome
• Ultrasonic Therapy (instrumentation)