Today, cochlear implantation has become the standard procedure for rehabilitation of @entity1 with @entity1274 . This procedure can be done through different techniques. The present study aimed to compare the standard technique (ST) with creation of "C" incision into the scalp with suture fixation and @entity9053 ( @entity9053 ) with creation of subperiosteal pocket without any fixation. The outcomes included operative time and complications. This retrospective study was conducted on 343 consecutive cochlear implantations. The @entity1 received cochlear implants at our institution between 2004 and 2011. The complications were identified as "minor" or "major". All the complications and operation times were assessed for the two surgical techniques. The overall rates of complications were 4.4  % (11 out of 252) and 2.2  % (2 out of 91) for ST and @entity9053 , respectively. The results revealed no significant difference between the two fixation techniques regarding the complications. The mean operation time was 150      23.7 and 133      23.12  min in ST and @entity9053 , respectively, and the difference was statistically significant. Both ST and @entity9053 are safe techniques with a relatively low complication rate. However, ST can be effectively replaced by @entity9053 because of its shorter operative time.

Cochlear Implantation in Pediatric XXXX : Comparison of Limited-Incision and Standard Cochlear Implantation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'people'] @entity1274 :: ('MESH:D006319', 'Disease') :: ['impaired sensory neural hearing'] @entity9053 :: ('MESH:D045745', 'Disease') :: ['LIT', 'limited-incision technique']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
