Intraoperative high-resolution CT reveals electrode misplacement undetected by skull X-ray following cochlear implantation for IP-III inner ear malformation
Zhen Zhao, Jia Guo, Tianci Feng, Yan Huang, Wei Liu, Zhigang Zhang, Yu Si · 2026
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Zhao and colleagues report in twenty twenty-six a child's ear implant case where a detailed scan during surgery caught a misplaced wire that a plain X-ray missed. The child had a rare inner ear malformation that makes implant surgery tricky. Standard skull X-rays are the usual check that the wire sits in the right coil of the ear.
In surgery, the X-ray could not show the wire's exact place. A high-grade CT scan, taken on the spot, pinpointed where the wire had strayed. That detail let surgeons judge the need for revision and protect hearing gains. The authors urge teams to weigh in-surgery CT for such complex anatomies. They also call for multi-centre studies to set firm imaging rules.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhen Zhao, Jia Guo, Tianci Feng, Yan Huang, Wei Liu, Zhigang Zhang, Yu Si |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |