title: [Removal of a cochlea implant with chronic granulation labyrinthitis and foreign body reaction].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cochlea Implantation is an accepted treatment for children and adults with profound sensorineural deafness. In rare cases postoperative complications may occur so that removal of the implant is unavoidable.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a particular case we present and discuss the case of a 69-year-old patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After removal of a cochlear implant, the electronic array is frequently left in the cochlea as a temporary replacement. This is a common practice, but whether it is advisable should be verified according to the specific intraoperative situation.
authors.affiliation: Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bertuleit
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Groden
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leuwer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007762:Labyrinthitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
vernacular_title: Explantation eines Cochlea-Implantats bei chronisch granulierender Labyrinthitis mit Fremdkörperreaktion.