Soft tissue reactions following cochlear implantation.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 276(2): 343-347, 2019 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-30519921
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Cochlear implantation is a boon to children with hearing loss. Rarely, it can be associated with complications. Soft tissue reaction can be a particularly distressing complication. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The study was conducted on all patients presenting with soft tissue reaction post-cochlear implant in a tertiary care referral institute from March 2011 to June 2018. We graded the severity of soft tissue reaction as per the severity and then managed these patients accordingly.RESULTS:
Thirty-five patients were included in this study. Grade 1 had 12 patients, grade 2 had 9, grade 3 had 4 and grade 4 had 9 patients. Grade 1, 2 and 3 reactions were managed conservatively, while grade 4 required surgery. The incidence of explantations increased with the grade severity.CONCLUSION:
Soft tissue reaction post-cochlear implant is a rare, but distressing complication. Grading and analyzing them can help us manage them in a better way.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Implantes Cocleares
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Implantación Coclear
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India