TY - JOUR
T1 - Cochlear implant in a patient with Mondini's deformity of the cochlea
T2 - Pilot patient in Pakistan
AU - Qadeer, Sadaf
AU - Junaid, Montasir
AU - Sobani, Zainul Abedeen
AU - Nadeem, Naila
AU - Sohail Awan, Mohammad
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Autosomal-recessive genes account for about 80% of the patients of non-syndromic deafness, and a major portion of those lead to cochlear pathology. Given the strong cultural practice of consanguineous marriages and the lack of awareness regarding screening modalities, a high prevalence of hereditary pre-lingual deafness is seen in Pakistan. Considering the situation, cochlear implant surgery was introduced by Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan, in 2003. Recently we decided to expand the profile and services available and conducted the first ever cochlear implant on an anatomically-challenged cochlea. The case report relates to the experience of our pilot patient who was suffering from Mondini's deformity.
AB - Autosomal-recessive genes account for about 80% of the patients of non-syndromic deafness, and a major portion of those lead to cochlear pathology. Given the strong cultural practice of consanguineous marriages and the lack of awareness regarding screening modalities, a high prevalence of hereditary pre-lingual deafness is seen in Pakistan. Considering the situation, cochlear implant surgery was introduced by Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan, in 2003. Recently we decided to expand the profile and services available and conducted the first ever cochlear implant on an anatomically-challenged cochlea. The case report relates to the experience of our pilot patient who was suffering from Mondini's deformity.
KW - Cochlear implants
KW - Mondini's deformity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84879301928&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 23901720
AN - SCOPUS:84879301928
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 63
SP - 913
EP - 915
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 7
ER -