Open AccessClinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Congenital Cholesteatoma
Author(s) -
In Sik Song,
Won Gue Han,
Kang Hyeon Lim,
Kuk Jin Nam,
Myung Hoon Yoo,
Yoon Chan Rah,
June Choi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2019.6279
Subject(s) - medicine , cholesteatoma , quadrant (abdomen) , surgery , retrospective cohort study , mastoidectomy , otorhinolaryngology
Since its introduction in 2002, the staging system for congenital cholesteatoma, as defined by Potsic, has been used widely owing to its simplicity and predictability. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and surgical treatment outcomes of congenital cholesteatoma and to correlate them with postoperative recurrence.