Surgical complications of 844 consecutive cochlear implantations and observations on large versus small incisions

Cochlear Implants International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 87-95

  Ray, Jaydip ^a   Gibson, William P R ^a,b   Sanli, Halit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant failure; Cochlear implantation; Cochlear reimplantation; Complications; Revision cochlear implant; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REIMPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND;

EID: 9744235052     PISSN: 14670100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cii.132     Document Type: Article

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