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Performing Repeated Intraoperative Impedance Telemetry Measurements during Cochlear Implantation
Published on: August 4, 2023
[Cochlear implant complications and failures]
María T Achiques1, Antonio Morant, Noelia Muñoz
1Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. achiquesmt@hotmail.com
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|October 16, 2010
Summary
Cochlear implant surgery is generally safe, but device failure remains a concern, particularly in children under 10. Further research is needed to address this complication.
Area of Science:
- Otolaryngology
- Neurosurgery
- Biomedical Engineering
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