The diagnostic value of computed tomography in delayed complications after cochlear implantation.


Journal

Acta oto-laryngologica
ISSN: 1651-2251
Titre abrégé: Acta Otolaryngol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370354

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
pubmed: 14 10 2020
medline: 21 10 2021
entrez: 13 10 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Delayed complications after cochlear implant (CI) surgery can result in the need for revision surgery. Temporal bone computed tomography (tCT) is frequently used in the diagnostic work-up for these patients. We aimed to test for the value of tCT in delayed complications after CI surgery. Retrospective chart review including all patients with CI who were consecutively enrolled in our academic tertiary care centre and received a tCT due to delayed complications between January 2008 and December 2017. A total of 85 patients with a mean age of 28 years at CI surgery were identified. Mean time between CI and tCT was 4.3 years. Reasons for performance of tCT were device malfunction (20%), cephalgia (20%), scalp hematoma/seroma (15.3%), device failure (11.8%), vertigo (10.6%), local infection (7.1%), trauma (5.9%), meningism (3.5%), tinnitus (3.5%) and facial palsy (2.4%). No abnormalities in tCT were detected in 82.4%. However, an abnormal tCT was a predictor for surgical therapy ( We recommend the performance of tCT in CI patients with delayed complications to identify or rule out pathology in order to choose the most ideal and relevant individual treatment.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Delayed complications after cochlear implant (CI) surgery can result in the need for revision surgery. Temporal bone computed tomography (tCT) is frequently used in the diagnostic work-up for these patients.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE
We aimed to test for the value of tCT in delayed complications after CI surgery.
MATERIAL AND METHODS METHODS
Retrospective chart review including all patients with CI who were consecutively enrolled in our academic tertiary care centre and received a tCT due to delayed complications between January 2008 and December 2017.
RESULTS RESULTS
A total of 85 patients with a mean age of 28 years at CI surgery were identified. Mean time between CI and tCT was 4.3 years. Reasons for performance of tCT were device malfunction (20%), cephalgia (20%), scalp hematoma/seroma (15.3%), device failure (11.8%), vertigo (10.6%), local infection (7.1%), trauma (5.9%), meningism (3.5%), tinnitus (3.5%) and facial palsy (2.4%). No abnormalities in tCT were detected in 82.4%. However, an abnormal tCT was a predictor for surgical therapy (
CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE CONCLUSIONS
We recommend the performance of tCT in CI patients with delayed complications to identify or rule out pathology in order to choose the most ideal and relevant individual treatment.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33045882
doi: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1829702
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

111-116

Auteurs

Philipp Wolber (P)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Sami Shabli (S)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Andreas Anagiotos (A)

Department of Otolaryngology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Kathrin Moellenhoff (K)

Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

David Schwarz (D)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Ruth Lang-Roth (R)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

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