title: Cochlear implant. Histopathological guide to indications and contraindications: a post mortem study on temporal bones.
abstract: We have studied the temporal bones of 4 deceased donors, individuals one with cochlear saccular degeneration, another with Mondini dysplasia, another with an ossification of the basal turn of the cochlea and the round window, post meningitis and the fourth who was implanted 10 years before. The indications and contraindications for cochlear implant placement are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otolaryngology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvinelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trivelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D003051:Cochlea / Q000473:pathology; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*