title: [Evaluation of tympanoplasty with reconstruction of the external canal after mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the method to repair the deletion of external canal and opened mastoid space after mastoidectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  One stage tympanoplasty with reconstruction of the external canal with temporal cortex was completed in 58 cases (58 ears) with cholesteatoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the follow-up ranging from one to three years, there was only one relapse. The configuration of external canal was almost normal and pneumatic mastoid space was maintained. Hearing was improved over 30dB in five ears, 20 to 29 dB in 11 ears, 10 to 19 dB in 30 ears, less 10 dB in eight ears and hearing wasn't improved in four ears.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  One stage tympanoplasty with reconstruction of the external canal after mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma is a practical way to improve hearing and decrease recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, the First Municipal People's Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510180, China. huangmei-gzq@163.com
authors.forename: Shunde
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jiangshun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xiaozhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jinghua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xionghui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Xiaobin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cifang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult