A Challenge for Cochlear Implantation: Duplicated Internal Auditory Canal.

نویسندگان

  • Adem Binnetoğlu
  • Tekin Bağlam
  • Murat Sarı
  • Yavuz Gündoğdu
  • Çağlar Batman
چکیده

Duplication of the internal auditory canal is an uncommon, congenital malformation that can be associated with sensorineural hearing loss owing to aplasia/hypoplasia of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Only 14 such cases have been reported to date. We report the case of a 13-month-old girl with bilateral, congenital, sensorineural hearing loss caused by narrow, duplicated internal auditory canals and discuss the challenges encountered in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of international advanced otology

دوره 12 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016