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The Role and Versatility of the Temporoparietal Fascia Flap for Coverage of Cochlear Implant Extrusion

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The use of cochlear implants (CI) may be associated with different complications, being extrusion of the device one of the most common. Reconstruction of the defect with a healthy and vascularized tissue is often required. We present two patients with a CI extrusion treated with a temporoparietal fascia flap.

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  1. Plastic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario La Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain

    Luis Chang-Azancot

  2. Plastic Surgery Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    María Gijón

  3. Plastic Surgery Department, Castilla-La Mancha Health Service (SESCAM), Albacete University Hospital, Albacete, Spain

    Javier Montón

  4. Anatomy and Embryology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Albacete, Spain

    Javier Montón

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Chang-Azancot, L., Gijón, M. & Montón, J. The Role and Versatility of the Temporoparietal Fascia Flap for Coverage of Cochlear Implant Extrusion. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 3956–3959 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-04010-x

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