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A study of surgical management of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma and its outcome

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Abstract

Objective

Aim of this study is evaluation of course of improvement of surgically treated cases of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) with cholesteatoma; it includes hearing status, condition of mastoid cavity, study of different, natural and surgical condition and recurrence of disease within the study period.

Design

It is a prospective study.

Settings

This study was conducted in a premiere government hospital in Kolkata between May 2007 to April 2008.

Patients

Total 40 patients between age group of 6–70 years were included in the present study which includes 19 males and 21 females.

Intervention

Surgical interventions were done in all the cases. Different types of mastoidectomy with or without tympanoplasty was done according to extent of disease process.

Outcome

Audiometrically documentable hearing improvement occurred in 35% cases (p = 14), in rest of the ears hearing status remained unaltered. At the end of 6 months follow up 92.5% (p = 14) in rest (p = 37) operated ears become completely dry. Five percent cases (p = 2) presented with facial paralysis; among them one patient improved completely and another patient improved from grade V to grade III facial paralysis. No patient developed any post operative intracranial complications and recurrence of cholesteatema not found in 6 months follow up. Meatal stenosis developed in 5% cases (p = 2) at the end of 6 months.

Conclusion

Surgery is mainstay of treatment in CSOM with cholesteatoma. Eradication of disease, prevention of complication, maintenance and restoration of hearing, and giving the patient a non-discharging ear are main aim of treatment.

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  1. Department of ENT, IPGME&R (SSKM), Kolkata, India

    Arunabha Sengupta, Tarique Anwar, Debasish Ghosh & Bijan Basak

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Sengupta, A., Anwar, T., Ghosh, D. et al. A study of surgical management of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma and its outcome. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 62, 171–176 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0043-3

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