Case report: explantation of a cochlear implant secondary to chronic granulating labyrinthitis.

Abstract

In the published series of our first 100 cochlear implants only three developed major complications (Proops et al., 1999). We present a rare case of late granulations forming around a Nucleus cochlear implant, giving rise to erosion of the entire cochlea and adjacent mesotympanum. This pathology has only been reported once in the literature (Bertuleit et al., 1999).

• Authors: Eu-Chin Ho, Christopher Dunn, David Proops, Adrian Warfield
• Journal: Cochlear implants international (Cochlear Implants Int) Vol. 4 Issue 4 Pg. 191-5 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 1467-0100 [Print] England
• PMID: 18792151 (Publication Type: Journal Article)