Cochlear Implantation After Radiotherapy of Vestibular Schwannomas
The Journal of International Advanced Otology
Tian, L., West, N., et al. (2021).
The Journal of International Advanced Otology, 17(5), 452-460.
This sytematic review investigates the effects of ipsilateral cochlear implantation on objective and subjective outcomes in patients with vestibular schwannomas (i.e., sporadic or neurofibromatosis type 2) who have undergone radiotherapy treatment.
No funding received
From database inception to June 5, 2019
Any study design with original data (excluding editorials, letters to the editor, and conference abstracts)
14
For the majority of patients with vestibular schwannomas, cochlear implantation (CI) provides objective and subjective benefits. While a minority of patients experienced small or no improvement after CI, the authors were unable to identify a reason for this variability in outcomes due to the heterogeneity of variables (e.g., patient, tumor, and radiation treatment-related characteristics) across studies.
