title: Meningitis after cochlear implantation in Mondini malformation.
abstract: Although the potential for CSF leakage and subsequent meningitis after cochlear implantation in the malformed cochlea has been recognized, this complication has not been previously reported. We report a case of CSF otorhinorrhea and meningitis after minor head trauma developing 2 years after cochlear implantation in a child with Mondini malformation. Leakage of CSF was identified from the cochleostomy around the electrode of the implant, and this leak was sealed with a temporalis fascia and muscle plug. Although this complication appears to be rare, care must be taken to seal the cochleostomy in children with inner ear malformations at the initial surgery, and any episode of meningitis after surgery must be thoroughly investigated to rule out CSF leakage from the labyrinth.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35233, USA.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Eby
mesh_terms: D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed