FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1. An oblique image captured from the rotational
acquisition of the temporal bone cone-beam CT. The left magnet (short
arrow) was dislocated about 1 cm caudal to the attended position (long
arrow) and the silicone elastomer well was damaged. The right magnet
(arrowhead) was correctly positioned.
Figure 2. The surgical steps (from left to right): removal of
the dislodged magnet, insertion of the new magnet in its well, fixation
of the PDDLA mesh
Figure 3. The postoperative site, one month after surgery
Acknowledgements.The authors are grateful to the family of the patient and to Dr Giorgio
Lilli for Figure 2 intraoperatively capturing.
Ethical committee . The parents of the patient signed an
informed consent for the use of his images and clinical history for
scientific and educational purposes. The institutional Review Board of
Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico approved this study.
Author Contributions : conceptualization D.R. and B.G.;
methodology D.R. and D.Z.; speech perception data and follow-up S.C.,
neuroradiological data G.C.; writing F.M., writing, review and editing
F.D.B.; supervision F.D.B. and D.Z. All authors have read and agreed to
the published version of the manuscript. The authors have contributed
substantially to the work reported.