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Review
. 2006 Dec;39(6):1081-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2006.08.001.

Congenital cholesteatoma: theories, facts, and 53 patients

Marc Bennett  1 , Frank Warren, Gary C Jackson, David Kaylie
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Congenital cholesteatoma: theories, facts, and 53 patients

Marc Bennett et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Congenital cholesteatoma has a different pathophysiology than acquired cholesteatoma in that these patients rarely have eustachian tube dysfunction. This likely accounts for their reasonable preoperative hearing and their lack of complications or recurrences postoperatively. The most important factor is early detection. Treatment remains surgical removal.

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