Surgical management of epitympanic cholesteatoma with intact ossicular chain: the modified Bondy technique.
The results of 37 cases surgically treated with the modified Bondy technique during a 6-year period at the Gruppo Otologico-Piacenza, Italy, are reported. This technique, indicated in epitympanic cholesteatoma with good hearing and intact ossicular chain and pars tensa, provides a one-stage mastoid cavity exteriorization with radical removal of cholesteatoma while preserving the preoperative hearing levels. The technique, indications, results, and comparison with other current techniques are discussed in this article.
Department of ENT, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, Egypt.
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Naguib
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Aristegui
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Saleh
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Cokkeser
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Russo
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Sanna
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome