title: [Diagnosis and decision making about the management of chronic otitis media].
abstract: The paper presents actual state of knowledge in reference to the clinical aspects, diagnosis and indication for surgery in chronic otitis media. The pathologic aspects in the tympanic cavity and in the mastoid should be taken into consideration in the preoperative assessment of the patients. The most common types of chronic non- and cholesteatomatous otitis media and preoperative management are presented. Most of the cases of chronic otitis media require surgery, state of ossicular chain and transmission system determine the functional and anatomical results of the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Laryngologii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej, Katowicach. laryngologia@spskm.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gierek
mesh_terms: D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome