title: Hearing loss after general anesthesia for cecectomy and small bowel resection.
abstract: Acute hearing deficit following nonotologic surgery and general anesthesia is a rare phenomenon. Hearing loss following anesthesia has more commonly been associated with spinal anesthesia or following cardiopulmonary bypass surgical procedures. This case study describes a patient who developed a left-sided hearing loss after cecectomy and small bowel resection. The postoperative management was directed toward reversing idiopathic hearing loss secondary to a microvascular hypoperfusion etiology. Possible causative factors and the management of sensorineural hearing loss following anesthesia are discussed.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Velazquez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*