title: Obliteration of mastoid and middle ear for severe trauma to the temporal bone.
abstract: A review of four cases of severe trauma to the temporal bone involving fracture of the external auditory canal indicates that adipose obliteration of the mastoid and middle-ear cleft with closure of the external auditory canal is the optimal method of repair. In two of four patients, one-stage repair was successful using this technique, and in the other two patients, obliteration was required as a revision operation after cholesteatoma developed from previous procedures.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 01805.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Kveton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins