title: [The treatment of facial nerve palsy related to cholesteatoma otitis media].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to investigate the operative treatment of facial nerve palsy which induced by cholesteatoma otitis media.
  
  
  METHODS
  To analyse 35 postoperative cases with of cholesteatoma otitis media to accompany peripheral facial paralysis. Opened technique was performed in 32 cases, closed technique was performed in 3 cases. All of them were performed facial nerve decompression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In opened technique group, the effect of postoperation reached House-Brackmann I-II degree in 24 patients (24/32), House-Brackmann III-V degree in 8 patients. In closed technique group, 2 patients reached House-Brackmann II degree, but they recoveryed slowly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Facial nerve decompression should be performed as long as the diagnosis was made, Mastoidectomy by using opened technique has satisfactory therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, PLA 303 Hospital, Nanning 530021.
authors.forename: Longcheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*