Profound bilateral deafness complicating aortic arch surgery

Abstract Hearing loss is a rare complication of cardiac surgery; bilateral profound deafness has never been reported in this setting. A 45-year-old male presented with profound bilateral sudden deafness following arch surgery and frozen elephant trunk. Patient’s presentation, surgery details and aet...

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Published in:Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2021-01, Vol.32 (2), p.330-332
Main Authors: Carré, Fabienne, Mamelle, Elisabeth, Ferrier, Suzanne, Achouh, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysm, Dissecting
Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery
Aorta, Thoracic
Aorta, Thoracic - pathology
Aorta, Thoracic - surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects
Cardiology and cardiovascular system
Case Reports
Cochlea
Cochlea - innervation
Cochlea - pathology
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Hearing Loss, Bilateral - etiology
Hearing Loss, Bilateral - surgery
Human health and pathology
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
Middle Aged
Neurons and Cognition
Surgery
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Summary:Abstract Hearing loss is a rare complication of cardiac surgery; bilateral profound deafness has never been reported in this setting. A 45-year-old male presented with profound bilateral sudden deafness following arch surgery and frozen elephant trunk. Patient’s presentation, surgery details and aetiological mechanisms are discussed. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is defined as hearing loss of >30 dB in at least 3 contiguous audiometric frequencies developing in
ISSN:1569-9285
1569-9293
1569-9285
DOI:10.1093/icvts/ivaa256