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Intact canal wall tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma: Long‐term follow‐up
Author(s) -
Kinney Sam E.
Publication year - 1988
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 - 10.1288/00005537-198811000-00008
Subject(s) - cholesteatoma , tympanoplasty , medicine , mastoidectomy , surgery , audiology
One hundred four ears operated for cholesteatoma using the intact wall technique were studied in 1981. In the 1981 study, there was a 7% recurrence rate in adults and a 25% recurrence rate in children after a 5‐year follow‐up. Recognizing that chronic otitis media is often not controlled by surgery, long‐term follow‐up is necessary to evaluate a particular operative approach to control the disease and restore function. The purpose of this study is to reexamine the series of patients studied in 1981 and evaluate the status of the ear, as well as long‐term functional results.