Congenital internal auditory canal stenosis presenting with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and facial nerve dysfunction
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Keywords
Congenital internal auditory canal stenosis, hypoplasia of the co- chleovestibular nerve, facial nerve paralysis, hearing loss
Abstract
Congenital internal auditory canal stenosis associated with aplasia/hypoplasia of the cochleovestibular nerve is a very infrequent pathology. It is usually unilateral and may be accompanied by aplasia/hypoplasia of the facial nerve and other malformations of the inner ear. We hereby present two clinical cases of pediatric patients with congenital internal auditory canal stenosis, with involvement of the seventh and eighth ipsilateral cranial nerve. The medical histories and clinical evaluations, audiovestibular findings, imaging findings, treatments and their results are described.
