title: [Considerations regarding functional cholesteatoma surgery. II. Open techniques].
abstract: A review was made of 128 canal wall-down tympanoplasties for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. The cholesteatoma was found in the attic (82.4%), antrum (71.7%), mastoid (45.8%), and mesotympanum (35.8%). In 89.1% of cases there was ossicular chain injury. In 39%, the ossicular chain was partially reconstructed (modified canal wall-down tympanoplasty). After one year, 84.4% of the operated ears were safe, dry and self-cleaning. The others (15.6%) had postoperative otorrhea. Canal wall-down modified mastoidectomy achieved closure of the air-bone gap from 40 to 24 dB (p < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital San Millán, Logroño.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lacosta
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pisón
mesh_terms: D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000503:physiopathology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014433:Tympanoplasty
vernacular_title: Consideraciones sobre la cirugía funcional del colesteatoma. II. Técnicas abiertas.