Report on the results of ear cholesteatoma surgery

Gh Mohammadi; D Akbari; MR Siah Melli

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

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Report on the results of ear cholesteatoma surgery

Author(s):

Gh Mohammadi,

D Akbari^,*,

MR Siah Melli

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 6, issue 3; 83-87

Article type:Case Report

How to Cite:Gh MohammadiD AkbariMR Siah MelliReport on the results of ear cholesteatoma surgery.J Inflamm Dis.6(3):e154895.

Abstract

Abstract Background: Cholesteatoma defined as the epidermal inclusion cyst of middle ear includes 36% of pathologies of the patients suffering from chronic otomastoid. Choosing an appropriate surgical technique to eradicate cholesteatoma seems to be necessary. Objective: To evaluate the results of surgical techniques for ear cholesteatoma. Methods: The study was carried out on 34 patients (Tabriz, 1998-2000) using symptoms, physical visit and Schuler and town graphy before operation cholesteatoma was diagnosed. While during the operation, it was seen in 80% of the cases & there was no diagnosis in other cases (20%). Findings: All the patients had ear stench secretion and guidance auditory reduction and the most prevalent clinical finding was ear polyp along with cholesteatoma (14 cases). In 79.4% of the cases, tympanomastoidectomy canal wall down technique was suggested which regarding during-operation finding was applied. While in 5.8% the suggested technique was tympanomastoidectomy canal wall up and it was applied in 20.5% of the patients. Conclusion: The extent of disease can be diagnosed definitely during the surgical operation on the basis of which the appropriate technique is choosed.

Keywords

Keywords: Cholesteatoma

Tympanomastoidectomy

Ear polyp

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