title: Cochlear implantation in a patient with severe cochlear hypoplasia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report the case of a successful cochlear implantation in a patient with severe cochlear hypoplasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The outcome of cochlear implantation is generally less favourable for patients with cochlear hypoplasia than for those with a normal cochlear structure. In the reported patient, part of the electrode array was inserted into the internal auditory canal. Nevertheless, the benefits following cochlear implantation seemed to outweigh the risks for this patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cochlear hypoplasia is not necessarily a contraindication for cochlear implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Institute of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D015834:Cochlear Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome