Schwartz N, et al. - Via this retrospective case series of pediatric cochlear implant recipients with cochlear malformations who were implanted at their institution and had speech perception scores, researchers sought to evaluate open set word recognition outcomes among children with cochlear implants who have cochlear malformations. In addition, they further examine if either the lateral wall (LW) or perimodiolar (PM) electrode arrays is correlated with any performance outcome advantages. Findings suggest that cochlear implantation results in varying word recognition outcomes in children who have cochlear malformations, based on the type of malformation. In this study, while the participants exhibited postoperative open set word recognition skills, those with IP2 malformations showed the most benefit. They identified no significant impact of electrode type on outcomes in this cohort.