Abstract
Background
While mastoid obliteration techniques have received much attention in decreasing the disadvantages associated with the resultant mastoid cavity from canal wall down procedures, techniques for an anatomically normal looking ear canal reconstruction to increase the feasibility of hearing aid fitting are less commonly discussed as an alternative.
Methods
Our mastoidoplasty technique basically utilises an inferiorly based periosteal flap with or without temporalis muscles and fascia to obliterate the epitympanum and reconstruct the external auditory canal (EAC). Stay sutures are used to keep them in place. For larger cavities, demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is used to obliterate the mastoid cavity and support the neo-EAC.
Conclusions
The concept of our mastoidoplasty potentially provides a very useful alternative in recreating a near normal ear canal anatomy avoiding cavity problems as well as facilitating hearing aid fitting with canal type hearing aids after canal wall down mastoidectomy.
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Chua, C.A., Vidal-Soriano, J. & Park, S.N. External auditory canal reconstruction using a novel mastoidoplasty technique during canal wall down mastoidectomy: how I do it. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08503-5
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