Permanent obliteration of old radical mastoid cavities combined with tympanoplasty.
An open radical mastoid cavity presents a handicap to the patient. If elimination of the cavity appears desirable, one should use an operative technique which does not incur the risk of a cholesteatoma redeveloping. In our experience obliteration of the cavity with non-resorbable methacrylate Sulfix-6 is the best way to achieve this. The arguments in favour of this view are presented and the operative technique is described.
D001843:Bone Cements; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D008689:Methacrylates; D008722:Methods; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014433:Tympanoplasty
D001843:Bone Cements; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C040413:sulfix 6