Cochlear implantation in syndromic patients: difficulties and lessons learnt.
Mina Fayez SaleebLobna El FikyBadr Eldin MostafaOssama Mustafa MadyAhmed Abdelmoneim TeaimaPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
Children with syndromic HL should be dealt with on a case by case scenario to diagnose inner and middle ear malformations. Additional disabilities can affect the rehabilitation procedures. All children with congenital hearing loss should undergo pediatric, cardiologic, ophthalmologic and nephrologic examination in order to exclude the syndromic etiology of hearing loss.