Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2022 Aug;15(3):292-294. 10.21053/ceo.2021.02278.

Electrode Array Extrusion in Cochlear Implantation: Our Experience

• Jeong J
• Nam Y
• Han JH
• Choi JY

• KMID: 2532993
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2021.02278

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  Fig. 1. Electrode array extrusion in cochlear implantation. (A) Endoscopic view of the left ear in patient 4. (B) Transocular X-ray image of the left ear in patient 4. (C) Temporal bone computed tomography image in patient 5 revealing an extruded electrode array through the destroyed external auditory canal.

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