Objectives: To evaluate the anatomical and audiological out­ comes of synchronous ossiculoplasty with ossicular replace­ ment prosthesis during canal wall down mastoidectomy for advanced cholesteatoma. Methods: The prospective study was done at a tertiary referral institute included 30 patients of cholesteatoma who underwent canal wall down mastoidectomy. Ossicular reconstruction was performed ...

background: the surgical management of cholesteatoma is a controversial issue, particularly regarding intact-canal-wall mastoidectomy (icwm) versus canal-wall-down mastoidectomy (cwdm). the current experiment compared the quality of  visualization in different middle ear structures using icwm with otoendoscopy with findings of cwdm by microscopy.materials and methods: the patients diagnosed wit...

Abstract Background This study was designed to evaluate the effect of mastoid cavity obliteration with bone chips and reconstruction canal wall tragal cartilage after down tympanomastoidectomy ossiculoplasty in same session. Sixty-three patients cholesteatoma underwent technique mentioned above; were followed for 1 year postoperative. Results No problems, median preoperative air gap 32.86 ± 6.2...

INTRODUCTION Reconstruction of the soft tissue surfaces of the ear and mastoid bowl can be challenging. From simple canal wall down mastoidectomies to more extensive reconstructions after ablative surgery and radiotherapy, the reconstruction options are limited. Several variations of posterior auricular artery based flaps, such as the “Singapore swing” and the “revolving door” are used for reco...

Background: Hearing loss due to chronic otitis media is common. The purpose of this study was to evaluate hearing before and after canal wall up, canal wall down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. Methods: From 2004 to 2007, all patients with chronic otitis media who were admitted at the Department of Otolaryngology, Babol Medical University were studied. For 126 patients' canal wall up, canal wa...

Objectives The postoperative wound infection rate for canal wall reconstruction (CWR) tympanomastoidectomy with mastoid obliteration in the treatment of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma has been reported to be 3.6%. Postoperative administration of 24-48 hours of intravenous antibiotics has been recommended. We aim to determine the infection rate of CWR with postoperative outpatient oral ...

Introduction Primary goal in surgical management of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma is the creation of a dry, safe ear through removal of disease and prevention of recurrence. Canal wall up (CWU) techniques preserve the anatomy of the posterior canal wall, eliminating the need for periodic bowl cleaning and avoiding the risk of recurrent bowl infections. However, the recurrence rate may...