title: Closure of the petrous apex of the temporal bone with ionomeric cement following translabyrinthine removal of an acoustic neuroma.
abstract: When performing translabyrinthine surgery for acoustic neuroma, the surgeon opens the cerebrospinal fluid space. To prevent the development of post-operative meningitis, the surgical defect should be closed reliably in a watertight fashion. To date, this has been done with success in 12 patients altogether using a self-curing bone cement (ionomeric cement). During follow-up for a maximum of three years there has been no evidence of cerebrospinal fluid leaks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Helms
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geyer
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements