OBJECTIVES This study was designed to evaluate the authors' experience with canal wall reconstruction (CWR) tympanomastoidectomy with mastoid obliteration in the treatment of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. STUDY DESIGN Institutional review board approved retrospective case review. METHODS Retrospective review was performed of all patients undergoing CWR tympanomastoidectomy with m...

BACKGROUND Mastoid obliteration seeks to replace an open mastoid cavity with material that will become viable and free of infection and cholesteatoma. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of bioactive glass ceramic particles for mastoid obliteration using a guinea pig animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten male guinea pigs (weighing 250-300 g) with normal eardrums and Preye...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and recombinant human bone morphogenic protein (BMP)-2 on accelerated osteogenesis of hydroxyapatite/β-tricalcium phosphate mixture and biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) in mastoid obliteration. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no studies reporting the enhancing effects of BCP, combined with B...

OBJECTIVES Autologous costal cartilage is a promising alternative for mastoid obliteration. However, donor-site morbidities of the chest wall limit the use of this graft. To address this issue, we have developed a minimally-invasive technique of harvesting costal cartilage and report donor site morbidity associated with the procedure. METHODS Donor site morbidities were evaluated for 151 pati...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to evaluate postoperative mastoid aeration according to the preoperative middle ear disease and investigate the factors affecting it. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scans of temporal bones that were taken 1 year after surgery. The postoperative mastoid aeration was evaluated accor...