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Post‐traumatic cholesteatoma
Author(s) -
McKennan Kevin X.,
Chole Richard A.
Publication year - 1989
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 - 10.1288/00005537-198908000-00002
Subject(s) - cholesteatoma , temporal bone , medicine , fracture (geology) , complication , surgery , geology , geotechnical engineering
Cholesteatoma can develop as a late complication of fracture of the temporal bone. The otologist must be wary of it since the growth of the cholesteatoma resulting from a temporal bone fracture can be undetected for years allowing for invasive and extensive growth. Three illustrative cases are presented.