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Persistent stapedial artery preventing successful cochlear implantation: a case report.
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1995
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Health SciencesCase ReportPersistent Stapedial ArteryAudiologyVascular MalformationOtorhinolaryngologyComputed Tomographic FeaturesHearing HealthNeurotologySurgeryCochlear ImplantCraniofacial SurgeryMedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryCochlear Implant CommunicationCochlear ImplantationHearing Loss
A case of persistent stapedial artery preventing cochlear implantation is described and the literature relating to this congenital anomaly is reviewed. The computed tomographic features of the artery are illustrated, and it is recommended that preoperative computed tomography be specifically screened for this anomaly.