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Cholesteatoma in children
Author(s) -
Glasscock Michael E.,
Dickins John R. E.,
Wiet Richard
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198110000-00021
Subject(s) - cholesteatoma , tympanoplasty , medicine , otology , surgery , audiology , ear canal , radiology
The surgical management of cholesteatoma in children reMayns a controversial subject. Many authors hold that the disease itself is more aggressive than that seen in adults. Furthermore, there appears to be a consensus that intact canal wall procedures, if used at all, should be reserved for adults only. The purpose of this paper is to study a group of children and adults who underwent the surgical removal of their cholesteatoma by intact canal wall tympanoplasty at The Otology Group between March 1, 1971 and March 1, 1977. A comparison of the results and complications in the two groups is presented in detail.