Electrode array misplacement is a rare complication of cochlear implant. This article reports an 11-year-old boy who was mistakenly implanted the cochlear electrode array into the superior semicircular canal during the initial cochlear implant. After the diagnosis was confirmed, he underwent a second cochlear implant and the electrode array were successfully implanted into the cochlea. This article conducted a systematic review of the literature on electrode array misplacement, and the causes of electrode array misplacement were analyzed from different implantation position.
摘要: 电极植入错误部位是人工耳蜗植入术后罕见的并发症。本文报道了1例，在初次人工耳蜗植入术中误将电极植入11岁男性患儿的上半规管。确诊后，患儿接受了第2次人工耳蜗植入术，电极成功植入耳蜗。本文回顾了人工耳蜗电极植入错误部位的相关文献，从不同植入位置分析电极植入错误部位的原因。.
Keywords: cochlear implantation; electrode; misplacement; superior semicircular canal.
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