TITLE: MEDICAL & SURGICAL ASPECTS OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION SURGERY( A REVIEW OF 100 CASES) |
AUTHORS: Farhadi M, Daneshi H, Emamdjomeh H, Hassanzadeh S Iranian cochlear implant center, # 47,Eilvarchi st.,Nejatolahi st. Tehran, Iran E-mail: Irancic@hbi.dmr.or.ir PRESENTED IN: 4TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON PAEDIATRIC COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION S-HERTOGENBESCH, JUNE 14- 171998 |
ABSTRACT Since 1993 one hundred patients had undergone cochlear implantation surgery in Iran Institute of sciences and research development . Patients age range was from 22 months up to 51 years old. The etiology of patients deafness can be divided into: Congenital (54%), Meningitis (22%),Ototoxic drugs (10%) Trauma (4%), progressive sensory-neural hearing loss (2%), and by Unknown origin (8%). The surgeries were performed by 2 surgeons, patients were selected according to both Iranian (cultural) and International criteria. No major complication was observed after surgeries, however minor complication were : Flap necrosis (1%), Transient Facial Paralysis (2%),CSF gusher at the time of surgery (3%), electrode Reinsertion (1%). Surgical Techniques, procedures and unwanted complications are explained in this article. |
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