Introduction: To reduce incidence of residual cholesteatoma following ear surgery; and to reduce the need for second look “open” mastoidectomy using endoscopic mastoidotomy. Ten-year retrospective chart review of 249 primary cholesteatoma cases (1994-2004) with a minimum follow-up of two years.  The first objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of otoendoscopy in reducing the incidence of “...

IMPORTANCE Several classifications of cholesteatoma exist, but there are controversies about their clinical application. OBJECTIVE To classify cholesteatomas and describe the prevalence of the subtypes. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A cross-sectional comparative study of 414 ears in 356 consecutive patients with middle ear cholesteatoma and no history of ear surgery treated at a tertiar...

Background. Glomus Tympanicum is the commonest middle ear neoplasm. Total removal through conservative middle-ear surgery is the gold standard of treatment. Variable surgical techniques have been reported with modifications. Hypothesis. Using endoscopes improves diagnosis and surgical removal of glomus tympanicum. Study design. Prospective case series. Methods. Examination of ears with suspecte...

introduction: to reduce incidence of residual cholesteatoma following ear surgery; and to reduce the need for second look “open” mastoidectomy using endoscopic mastoidotomy. ten-year retrospective chart review of 249 primary cholesteatoma cases (1994-2004) with a minimum follow-up of two years.  the first objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of otoendoscopy in reducing the incidence of “...

Objective: To study the anatomical and hearing outcomes in endoscopic assisted atticotomy with cartilage tympanoplasty in patients with limited mastoid disease (involving attic, antrum). Material and methods: Study was conducted in a tertiary care referral hospital between July 2012 and April 2015. Total 28 patients with limited mastoid diseases were included in the study. All underwent endosco...