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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hear Res. 2015 Sep 1;333:225–234. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.08.018

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Temporal bone sections, H&E stain. (*) indicates electrode array track in all images. (A) Low power section through basal turn demonstrating fibrous tissue throughout the scala tympani (++) and scala vestibuli (+), and distension of Reissner’s membrane (triangle). (B) High power magnification of the black box area in (A), showing the capsule that formed around the electrode array in the scala tympani. (C) Low power section at the level of the cochleostomy (yellow arrows), showing a fibrous tissue seal, and new intracochlear bone and fibrous tissue. (D) High power magnification of the black box area in (C) showing the capsule around the electrode track. Red arrow indicates a foreign body giant cell.