Air-collection behind the ear: a rare complication in cochlear implant surgery;Raccolta aerea retroauricolare: una rara complicanza nell’implantologia cocleare

Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-220

  Viccaro, M ^a   De Seta, E ^a   Covelli, E ^a   Balsamo, G ^a   Filipo, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air collection; Cochlear implant; Minor complications; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

AIR; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 58149173552     PISSN: 0392100X     EISSN: 1827675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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