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Aggressiveness of Pediatric Cholesteatoma. Do We Have an Evidence?

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To compare pediatric and adult patients, affected by cholesteatoma for the clinical presentation, disease extent and final outcome. This is a prospective study in which 60 cases of unsafe chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma were included. These cases were divided into two groups of 30 cases each on the basis of age. All patients were subjected to detailed clinical examination. A high resolution computed tomography of the temporal bone was done in all the cases. An innovative grading system was devised to grade the disease. The patients were subjected to canal wall down mastoidectomy and were evaluated postoperatively for resolution of the symptoms, hearing and cavity problems. Granulation tissue along with cholesteatoma was more common among children (p < 0.01), whereas cholesteatoma alone was more common among adults. There was excellent correlation between the radiological and surgical findings. It was seen that higher the grade of the disease, the greater was the risk of complications and recidivism (p < 0.05). Recidivism was significantly higher in children (p < 0.05) whereas complications were equally common in both the groups. Hearing improvement was equivocal in both groups. Presence of granulation tissue along with cholesteatoma in children causes more aggressive disease with higher recidivism rate.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Zareen A. Lynrah, Jaimanti Bakshi & Naresh K. Panda

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    N. K. Khandelwal

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Lynrah, Z.A., Bakshi, J., Panda, N.K. et al. Aggressiveness of Pediatric Cholesteatoma. Do We Have an Evidence?. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 65, 264–268 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-012-0548-z

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