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Delayed extrusion of a cochlear implant: a case report of an implant extruding 21 months after the original operation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Mohamed El-Nagger
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and the Cochlear Implant Programme, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, Cleveland.
Maurice Hawthorne*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and the Cochlear Implant Programme, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, Cleveland.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr M. Hawthorne, F.R.C.S., ENT Consultant, North Riding Infirmary, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS1 5J.

Abstract

We present a case report of a lady who received a Nucleus 22 Channel cochlear implant in July, 1992. She presented again in April, 1994 when the cochlear implant had extruded spontaneously. The possible aetiology of this extrusion, as well as the technique of surgical management, is discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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