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AUTHOR
Carlos De Paula
Tratamiento de la mastoiditis aguda en niños con implante coclear
Resumen Introduccion La mastoiditis aguda es una complicacion infecciosa otitica que plantea una problematica especifica en el caso de pacientes implantados. Objetivo Revisar los casos de mastoiditis aguda en el programa de implantes cocleares para valorar su incidencia y los problemas asociados. Materiales y metodos Se realizo un estudio retrospectivo en 248 ninos implantados con edades entre los 8 meses y 14 anos desde 1994 hasta 2009 en nuestro programa de implantes cocleares. Se analizan los datos demograficos, clinicos y su tratamiento. Resultados Cinco pacientes desarrollaron mastoiditis aguda (incidencia de 2,01%), 3 de ellos con absceso subperiostico (incidencia de 1,21%), La edad m…
Treatment of acute mastoiditis in children with cochlear implants
Abstract Introduction Acute mastoiditis (AM) is a paediatric infectious complication that raises a specific problem in case of implanted patients. Objective To review the cases of AM in a paediatric cochlear implant (CI) programme to study its incidence and associated problems. Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted on 248 children aged between 8 months and 14 years who underwent CI from 1994 to 2009. The demographics, clinical data and their treatment were analyzed. Results Five patients developed acute mastoiditis (2.01%), three of them with subperiosteal abscess (1.21%). The mean age of implantation was 2 years and 4 months, and the complication presented between 1 and…