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The congenital non-syndromic nonfamilial isolated absence of nasal structure is exceedingly rare. In this article, we present the sixth case of isolated aplasia of lower lateral cartilage. We have discussed the new technique of reconstruction, reviewed the literature regarding origin of pathology at embryonic level and repair techniques used by different authors.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of surgical complications of cochlear implantation and their management at K.E.M. hospital Pune. METHODS: It was a retrospective and prospective observational study conducted from February 2006 to December 2015 in the paediatric age group of 12 months to 5 years (213 cases). The complications were divided into major and minor groups based on the classification proposed by Cohen and Hoffman. RESULTS: The mean age of implantation was 3.03 years (ranged from 1 to 4.11 years). Sixteen patients had complications. The overall incidence of complications was 7.51% which comprised of major (2.34%) and minor (5.16%) complications. The commonest major complications were flap-related issues and the commonest minor complication was facial paresis. DISCUSSION: The results of our study were compared with similar studies conducted in the past. All surgical complications were treated conservatively or surgically with success. CONCLUSIONS: Cochlear implantation is the safe procedure in children between the age group of 12 months and less than 5 years.