Efficacy of Canal Wall down Mastoidectomy In Surgical Treatment Of Cholesteatoma And Its Outcome
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 11
Abstract
Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM), the infection of the middle ear, has been recognized since prehistoric times. It is characterized by intermittent or persistent purulent discharge through a perforated tympanic membrane for more than 2 weeks and the unsafe variety may be associated with cholesteatoma,canal wall down mastoidectomy is significantly superior to the intact canal wall technique in visualizing and clearance of middle ear pathology.our study is prospective study carried out over a period of 3 years from July 2014 to July 2017 in Department of ENT,Gandhi Medical college, Secunderabad. All patients included under this study are selected from patients attending the ENT OPD at Gandhi Medical college, Secunderabad. Sixty seven cases (67) of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma irrespective of the presence or absence of complications were selected for the study.Most of the patients had a dry, self-cleaning cavity at the end of the study. From this study it appears that the incidence of various postoperative complications mentioned are few within 6months follow up Most of them can be managed either by medical or surgical intervention .
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DrA. S. Aruna Kumari, DrAbhinav Thaduri
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