[Obliteration of the Mastoid Cavity by Means of Palacos R in Order to Prevent Recurrent Cholesteatoma (author's transl)].
When treating cholesteatoma the postoperative tendency, following closed techniques, to develop retraction pockets cannot be influenced by means of a causal therapy. What can be done, however, is to prevent the retraction pocket from becoming a recurrent cholesteatoma. This can be achieved by permanently obliterating the exenterated mastoid cavity with a non resorbable plastic. The bone-cement, Palacos R, we use makes fixed contact with the walls of the operation cavity. Negative effects of such an obliteration have so far not been observed.
D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012008:Recurrence
D001843:Bone Cements
Obliteration des Warzenfortsatzes mit Palacos R zur Verhütung von Cholesteatom-Rezidiven.