title: A review of retraction pockets: past, present and future management.
abstract: Retraction pockets can lead to hearing loss and cholesteatoma. Distinguishing stable from progressive disease is challenging to any otologist. The management of retraction pockets is a contentious issue with present treatment options often plagued with recurrence. The purpose of this article is to summarize recent developments in the aetiology of retraction pockets of the pars tensa, its diagnostic and management problems and to define possible future therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK. yujayr@doctors.org.uk
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
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authors.lastname: Kotecha
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authors.lastname: Bowdler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery