Abstract:Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics of children undergoing surgery of cochlear reimplantation, focus on various problems and management in cochlear reimplantation, in order to avoid related problems in surgery of cochlear reimplantation and the initial implantation. Methods: A total of 32 children who underwent cochlear reimplantation in Peking University Third Hospital from July 2018 to July 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, and the duration from the initial implantation was from 1 year to 8 years. The cochlear implant mapping was performed 4 weeks after the operation, and the auditory performance was evaluated. Results: Special intraoperative issues included 32 cases with bone and soft tissue hyperplasia at various sites(2 cases with obvious bone hyperplasia in cochlear window, 1 case with obvious bone hyperplasia in subperiosteal tunnel of wire), 5 cases with bone defects in important structures(including the posterior wall of the external auditory canal, the facial nerve canal, and the subperiosteal pocker of the receiver-stimulator), 1 case with cholesteatoma, 4 cases with other lesions or foreign bodies, 4 cases with abnormal position of the electrodes(migration or reversal). All operations were successfully completed without complications. Postoperative recoveries were smooth. Conclusion: In the initial cochlear implantation, attention should be paid to retain residual hearing as much as possible, fully consider the possibility of postoperative bone hyperplasia, avoid large amounts of non-absorbable adhesive materials, avoid bone defects in important structures(such as facial nerve canal or posterior wall of the external auditory canal), pay attention to the depth and orientation of electrode implantation. The possibility of “hidden injury” mentioned above should be fully considered in surgery of cochlear reimplantation to avoid new injury or complication.
植入耳顳骨HRCT結果:植入體方面,3例電極未完全植入,2例電極植入過深,3例接收-刺激器移位。中耳乳突方面,1例乳突內可見軟組織影,1例疑似面神經管乳突段骨質缺損,1例疑似外耳道后壁骨質缺損。內耳方面,1例疑似耳蝸內骨化;6例合并內耳畸形,其中耳蝸不完全分隔2例[包括Mondini畸形1例以及耳蝸不完全分隔Ⅲ型(incomplete partition type Ⅲ,IP-3)1例],半規管發育不良1例,此外前庭導水管擴大4例。
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