Pediatric cochlear implant revision surgery and reimplantation: an analysis of 957 cases.

Objective: In this study causes, risk factors, prevention strategies, diffuculties encountered during revision cochlear implant surgery, reimplantation in pediatric age group were evaluated.

Methods: Charts of 957 CI patients younger than 18 years of age implanted at Izmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital between 1998 and July 2012 and 18 referred CI complications at same age group were retrospectively evaluated. Revision and reimplantation surgeries were systematically reviewed.