To evaluate the pre-, intraoperative data and the results of surgical treatment of patients with the internal auditory canal (IAC) pathology. MATERIAL AND
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Discussion
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No actionable change can be drawn without access to full study data, sample size, and outcome details; findings may inform surgical planning for internal auditory canal pathology but require review of the complete paper.
Surgical outcomes data for internal auditory canal pathology remain scarce, and this study adds to a limited evidence base that guides complex otologic (ear-related) surgical decisions.
- 01Study evaluated surgical treatment outcomes for internal auditory canal (IAC) pathology.
- 02Used pure tone audiometry (standard hearing test) to assess pre- and post-surgical hearing.
- 03Published in Vestn Otorinolaringol (Russian ENT journal); PMID 42117409.
- 04Both pre- and intraoperative (during-surgery) data were analyzed.
- 05Full sample size and specific outcome results are not available from the abstract alone.
Surgical treatment of internal auditory canal pathology was evaluated using pre- and intraoperative data with pure tone audiometry outcomes.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42117409
- DOI
- 10.17116/otorino2026910214.
- Journal
- Vestnik Otorinolaringologii
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients undergoing surgical treatment for internal auditory canal pathology
- Intervention
- Surgical treatment of internal auditory canal pathology
Primary outcomes
Pure tone audiometry outcomes pre- and post-surgery