Education

Ph.D, university of Sao paulo , Brazil , 2001

Current position

Prof Dr., Otolaringology, University of São Paulo , Brazil

Publications (since 2012)

1. da Franca Pereira, M. A., Bittencourt, A. G., de Andrade, E. M., Bento, R. F. and de Brito, R. (2016). Decompression of the tympanic and labyrinthine segments of the facial nerve by middle cranial fossa approach: an anatomic study. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 158(6): 1205-1211.
2. Ramos, B. F., Tsuji, R. K., Bento, R. F., Goffi-Gomez, M. V. S., Ramos, H. F., Samuel, P. A. and Brito, R. (2015). Hearing preservation using topical dexamethasone alone and associated with hyaluronic acid in cochlear implantation. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 135: 1-5.
3. Ramos, H. F., Grasel, S. S., Beck, R. M., Takahashi-Ramos, M. T., Ramos, B. F., de Almeida, E. R., Bento, R. F. and de Brito Neto, R. (2015). Evaluation of residual hearing in cochlear implants candidates using auditory steady-state response. Acta Otolaryngol 135(3): 246-253.
4. Martins, G. S. Q., Brito, N., Rubens, V., Tsuji, R. K., Gebrin, E. M. M. S. and Bento, R. F. (2015). Evaluation of Intracochlear Trauma Caused by Insertion of Cochlear Implant Electrode Arrays through Different Quadrants of the Round Window. BIOMED RES INT 1-9.
5. Beck, R. M., Grasel, S. S., Ramos, H. F., Almeida, E. R., Tsuji, R. K., Bento, R. F. and Brito, R. (2015). Are auditory steady-state responses a good tool prior to pediatric cochlear implantation? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 79(8): 1257-1262.
6. Mondelli, M. F., Mariano, T. C., Honorio, H. M. and Brito, R. V. (2016). Vibrant Soundbridge and Bone Conduction Hearing Aid in Patients with Bilateral Malformation of External Ear. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 20(1): 34-38.
7. Grasel, S. S., Almeida, E. R. D., Beck, R. M. O., Goffi-Gomez, M. V. S., Ramos, H. F., Rossi, A. C., Koji, T., Robinson, O., B, R. F. and De Brito, R. (2015). Are Auditory Steady-State Responses Useful to Evaluate Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss in Children? BIOMED RES INT 1-7.
8. Pulcherio, J. O., Bittencourt, A. G., Burke, P. R., Monsanto, R. C., de Brito, R., Tsuji, R. K. and Bento, R. F. (2014). Carina(R) and Esteem(R): a systematic review of fully implantable hearing devices. PLoS One 9(10): e110636.
9. Bittencourt, A. G., Burke, P. R., Jardim Ide, S., Brito, R., Tsuji, R. K., Fonseca, A. C. and Bento, R. F. (2014). Implantable and semi-implantable hearing AIDS: a review of history, indications, and surgery. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 18(3): 303-310.
10. Bento, R., Tsuji, R., Brito, R., Matas, C., Couto, M., Goffi-Gomez, M., Befi-Lopes, D. and Moura, A. (2014). Longitudinal Analysis of the Absence of Intraoperative Neural Response Telemetry in Children using Cochlear Implants. International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (Print) 18: 362-368.
11. McElveen, J. T., Jr., Blackburn, E. L., Green, J. D., Jr., McLear, P. W., Thimsen, D. J. and Wilson, B. S. (2010). Remote programming of cochlear implants: a telecommunications model. Otol Neurotol 31(7): 1035-1040.
12. Bittencourt, A. G., Tsuji, R. K., Tempestini, J. P., Jacomo, A. L., Bento, R. F. and Brito, R. (2013). Cochlear implantation through the middle cranial fossa: a novel approach to access the basal turn of the cochlea. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 79(2): 158-162.
13. Magalhaes, A. T., Goffi-Gomez, M. V., Hoshino, A. C., Tsuji, R. K., Bento, R. F. and Brito, R. (2013). Converted and upgraded maps programmed in the newer speech processor for the first generation of multichannel cochlear implant. Otol Neurotol 34(7): 1193-1200.
14. Brito, R., Bittencourt, A. G., Tsuji, R. K., Magnan, J. and Bento, R. F. (2013). Cochlear implantation through the middle fossa: an anatomic study for a novel technique. Acta Otolaryngol 133(9): 905-909.
15. Bento, R. F., Goffi-Gomez, M. V., Tsuji, R. K., Fonseca, A. C., Ikari, L. S. and Brito Neto, R. V. (2013). Speech perception performance of double array multichannel cochlear implant users with standard and duplicated maps in each of the arrays. Otol Neurotol 34(2): 245-250.
16. de Brito, R., Bittencourt, A. G., Goffi-Gomez, M. V., Magalhaes, A. T., Samuel, P., Tsuji, R. K. and Bento, R. F. (2013). Cochlear implants and bacterial meningitis: A speech recognition study in paired samples. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 17(1): 57-61.
17. Magalhaes, A. T., Samuel, P. A., Goffi-Gomez, M. V., Tsuji, R. K., Brito, R. and Bento, R. F. (2013). Audiological outcomes of cochlear implantation in Waardenburg Syndrome. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 17(3): 285-290.
18. Bento, R. F., Kiesewetter, A., Ikari, L. S. and Brito, R. (2012). Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA): indications, functional results, and comparison with reconstructive surgery of the ear. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 16(3): 400-405.
19. Bittencourt, A. G., Bento, R. F., Toyama, C. and Brito Neto, R. V. (2012). Radiology Quiz Case 2. Archives of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery 138: 1089-1090.
20. Bittencourt, A. G., Goffi-Gomez, M. V., Pinna, M. H., Bento, R. F., de Brito, R. and Tsuji, R. K. (2012). Programming peculiarities in two cochlear implant users with superficial siderosis of the central nervous system. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 269(5): 1555-1563.
21. Fortes, F. S., Pinheiro-Neto, C. D., Carrau, R. L., Brito, R. V., Prevedello, D. M. and Sennes, L. U. (2012). Endonasal endoscopic exposure of the internal carotid artery: an anatomical study. Laryngoscope 122(2): 445-451.
22. Bento, R. F., Monteiro, T. A., Tsuji, R. K., Gomez, M. Q., Hausen Pinna, M., Goffi-Gomez, M. V. and Brito, R. (2012). Retrolabyrinthine approach for surgical placement of auditory brainstem implants in children. Acta Otolaryngol 132(5): 462-466.
23. Olivetti, I. P., Gebrim, E. M. S., Monteiro, T. A., Neto, R. V. D. B. and Bento, R. F. (2012). Radiology Quiz Case 3. Archives of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery 138: 93-93.
24. Bittencourt, A. G., Ikari, L. S., Torre, A. A. G. D., Bento, R. F., Tsuji, R. K. and Brito Neto, R. V. (2012). Surdez pós-lingual: benefícios do implante coclear versus prótese auditiva convencional. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (Impresso) 78: 124-127.
25. Brito, R., Monteiro, T. A., Leal, A. F., Tsuji, R. K., Pinna, M. H. and Bento, R. F. (2012). Complicações em 550 cirurgias consecutivas de implante coclear. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (Impresso) 78: 80-85.
26. Bittencourt, A. G., Ikari, L. S., Della Torre, A. A., Bento, R. F., Tsuji, R. K. and Brito Neto, R. V. (2012). Post-lingual deafness: benefits of cochlear implants vs. conventional hearing aids. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 78(2): 124-127.
27. Pinna, M. H., Bento, R. F. and Neto, R. V. (2012). Vestibular schwannoma: 825 cases from a 25-year experience. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 16(4): 466-475.
28. Monteiro, T. A., Goffi-Gomez, M. V. S., Tsuji, R. K., Gomes, M. Q. T.,  Brito Neto, R. V. and Bento, R. F. (2012). Neurofibromatosis 2: hearing restoration options. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 78: 128-134.
29. Goffi-Gomez, M. V., Magalhaes, A. T., Brito Neto, R., Tsuji, R. K., Gomes Mde, Q. and Bento, R. F. (2012). Auditory brainstem implant outcomes and MAP parameters: report of experiences in adults and children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 76(2): 257-264.