Silicone allergy: A new cause for cochlear implant extrusion and its management

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1078-1082

  Kunda, Larisa D ^a,d   Stidham, Katrina R ^a   Inserra, Michelle M ^a   Roland, Peter S ^b   Franklin, Daniel ^c   Roberson Jr , Joseph B ^a  

^a California Ear Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy testing kits; Cochlear implant; Delayed extrusion; Silicone allergy

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEAR IMPLANT EXTRUSION; DEVICE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MATERIALS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REIMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; WOUND HEALING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONES;

EID: 33845247102     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000235378.64654.4d     Document Type: Article

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