Insertion of a second electrode array—a rare complication of CI reimplantation
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| Title: | Insertion of a second electrode array—a rare complication of CI reimplantation |
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| Authors: | Ketterer, Manuel Christoph, Brückerhoff, Kristin, Arndt, Susan, Beck, Rainer Linus, Aschendorff, Antje |
| Source: | HNO |
| Publisher Information: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Subject Terms: | Replantation, Humans, Case Reports, Scala Tympani, Cochlear Implantation, Scala Tympani/surgery [MeSH], Scalar position, Humans [MeSH], Cochlear Implantation/adverse effects [MeSH], Reimplantion, Cochlea/surgery [MeSH], Technical upgrade, Complication, Second electrode array, Replantation/adverse effects [MeSH], Cochlea |
| Description: | Due to a technical defect or a medical indication, it may be necessary to explant a cochlear implant. This case report shows that there is the risk of encountering a nonremovable electrode array—as described here from the scala tympani—during cochlear reimplantation. In the present case, insertion of a second electrode array into the free and nonobstructed scala vestibuli was successful. Nonetheless, the indication for reimplantation must be carefully considered, especially in patients with tolerable limitations with little or no loss of speech understanding. Furthermore, surgery should not be performed solely because an implant upgrade is desired. |
| Document Type: | Article Other literature type |
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| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1433-0458 0017-6192 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00106-023-01364-0 |
| Access URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37943372 https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6523810 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....133a275a5d38f7a57feb2185f7daa9a5 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Due to a technical defect or a medical indication, it may be necessary to explant a cochlear implant. This case report shows that there is the risk of encountering a nonremovable electrode array—as described here from the scala tympani—during cochlear reimplantation. In the present case, insertion of a second electrode array into the free and nonobstructed scala vestibuli was successful. Nonetheless, the indication for reimplantation must be carefully considered, especially in patients with tolerable limitations with little or no loss of speech understanding. Furthermore, surgery should not be performed solely because an implant upgrade is desired. |
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| ISSN: | 14330458 00176192 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00106-023-01364-0 |