Patient | Number of revisional CI surgeries | Cause of revisional surgery | Surgery performed |
1 | 1 | Excessive subcutaneous tissue | Removal of excessive subcutaneous tissue |
2 | 1 | Internal unit shift | Repositioning of the internal unit |
3 | 1 | Internal unit shift seen in MRI | Repositioning of the internal unit |
4 | 2 | Traumatic internal unit shift | Repositioning of the internal unit |
5 | 1 | Non-progression of electrodes in surgery | Repositioning of the electrodes |
6 | 3 | Suture dehiscence and exposition of the internal unit | Suture; explant; second CI surgery |
7 | 2 | Tympanic membrane perforation | Tympanoplasty |
8 | 1 | Internal unit shift | Repositioning of the internal unit |
9 | 1 | Internal unit shift | Repositioning of the internal unit |
10 | 1 | Facial palsy | Facial nerve decompression |
Total | 14 |
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