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How we do it: the Farrior‐Olaizola mastoidectomy technique in the management of squamous chronic otitis media
Author(s) -
Harar R.P.S.,
Abramovich S.,
Mace A.D.,
Panesar J.,
Benjamin E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2005.00957.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mastoidectomy , cholesteatoma , surgery , antrum , otitis , ear canal , radiology , stomach
Keypoints • In the Farrior‐Olaizola mastoidectomy the connection between the antrum and attic is closed with a cartilage plate –‘the antrum exclusion and attic elimination on demand technique’. This prevents future tympanic membrane retraction and recurrent disease. • It is a suitable treatment for most cases of cholesteatoma, including children. • As a canal wall up technique residual disease occurred in 18% of adults and 22% of children in our series. These have been discrete encapsulated epithelial pearls easily removed at the second look stage. • Recurrent disease was uncommon (3.5%).