In the literature, this is the first description of a delayed retroauricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection in a child after 18 months of cochlear implantation. During surgical revision, anomalous thinning of the dura and leakage of CSF was found beneath the receiver, requiring local sealing and repositioning. Exposure of the dura is a procedure usually performed during housing of the receiver to avoid excessive protrusion of the implant in subjects with insufficient bone thickness. In most cases, this has proved to be a safe procedure. However, in some cases, as in children, exposure of the dura should be undertaken with care.
DELAYED RETROAURICOLAR CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) COLLECTION IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION / Filipo, Roberto; Covelli, Edoardo; D'Elia, Chiara; Mancini, Patrizia. - In: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1467-0100. - 12:4(2011), pp. 248-250. [10.1179/146701010x486426]
DELAYED RETROAURICOLAR CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) COLLECTION IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION
FILIPO, Roberto;COVELLI, EDOARDO;D'ELIA, CHIARA;MANCINI, PATRIZIA
2011
Abstract
In the literature, this is the first description of a delayed retroauricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection in a child after 18 months of cochlear implantation. During surgical revision, anomalous thinning of the dura and leakage of CSF was found beneath the receiver, requiring local sealing and repositioning. Exposure of the dura is a procedure usually performed during housing of the receiver to avoid excessive protrusion of the implant in subjects with insufficient bone thickness. In most cases, this has proved to be a safe procedure. However, in some cases, as in children, exposure of the dura should be undertaken with care.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.