title: Surgical aspects of cochlear implantation in young children: a review of 115 cases.
abstract: A review of the surgical complications of the first 115 patients who received a cochlear implant in this program demonstrate a negligible complication rate in the perioperative period and a low complication rate in the long term. The surgical technique is described in detail and the reasons for this low complication rate are analysed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Gibbin
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: O'Donoghue
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans