Cortina G, Wiesmayr S, Jungraithmayr T, Roussinow D, Nekahm-Heis D, Zorowka P, Zimmerhackl LB. Successful implantation of a cochlear implant in a four-yr-old boy after kidney transplantation: a case report.
Pediatr Transplant 2009;
13:933-5. [PMID:
19032419 DOI:
10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01090.x]
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Abstract
Sensorineural hearing loss is common in children with chronic renal insufficiency. The implantation of a CI is performed routinely in children with profound sensorineural hearing loss. A feared complication is a local infection with subsequent meningitis. Because of this risk, a successful implantation of a CI in children under immunosuppression after kidney transplantation has yet to be described. A four-yr-old boy with congenital renal dysplasia and posterior urethral valves, who was successfully transplanted with a kidney from his father at the age of two and a half yr, is presented. The boy had profound bilateral hearing loss before transplantation, most likely due to ototoxic antibiotic medication and long-term furosemide use. A hearing aid was insufficient; therefore, a CI was performed 20 months after the transplantation and no complications occurred in the 24 months of follow-up. This is the first report of a successful CI in a child after kidney transplantation.
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