Abstract:Patients with bilateral and severe neurosensorial hypoacusia are candidates for cochlear implantation. Eventhough it's a relatively modern procedure, it has a very low rate of complications (5-10%), making it a safe surgery. The Cohen classification is currently used to measure and group the complications of this surgery, classifying them according to the moment in which they appear whether it's intraoperative or postoperative time.We present the case of a female patient who suffered the extrusion of the impla… Show more
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