Mastoid size and otitis media with effusion: question of correlation.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence of otitis media (OME) with effusion on histologic examination in temporal bones with mastoid cavities reduced by the fenestration procedure for otosclerosis.


METHODS
Temporal bone histologic study.


METHODS
Light-microscopic examination of serially sectioned temporal bones.


RESULTS
The incidence of otitis media with effusion in temporal bones with prior fenestration operation was not any more frequent than the control group of temporal bones with surgically unaltered mastoid cavity.


CONCLUSIONS
There is no increased incidence of otitis media with effusion in temporal bones with prior fenestration operation.
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Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA. mng@hsc.usc.edu
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D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005276:Fenestration, Labyrinth; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*