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. 2025 Feb;58(1):141-152.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.08.011. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

Outcomes with Management of Cholesteatoma

Donald Tan  1 , Natalie Schauwecker  2 , Elizabeth L Perkins  3 , Kenneth Lee  4
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Outcomes with Management of Cholesteatoma

Donald Tan et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2025 Feb.

Abstract

This article provides an expert summary of the immense amount of outcomes research in cholesteatoma surgery. Specific topics discussed include canal wall-up versus canal wall-down surgery, ossicular chain reconstruction, endoscopic ear surgery, disease-specific quality-of-life outcomes, and congenital cholesteatoma.

Keywords: Cholesteatoma; Endoscopic ear surgery; Mastoidectomy; Outcomes; Quality of life; Recidivism; Recurrence; Residual disease.

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