Accidental Explantation of a Cochlear Implant in a Child Who Developed Cholesteatoma as a Late Complication of Cochlear Implantation

Figure 4

The right external ear canal and mastoid cavity separated by the bony posterior canal wall W is shown with the explanted electrode array in situ. Cholesteatoma diseased tissue which is embedding a part of the explanted electrode array is seen in the middle/external ear E and mastoid M and is connected through the posterior tympanotomy (arrow).