title: Bitter sweet tympani.
abstract: During cholesteatoma surgery, the chorda tympani nerve must often be divided. We present an interesting case of a patient whose severe dysgeusia due to cholesteatoma resolved following section of the chorda tympani nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust, Luton, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Purohit
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pratap
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Chawla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome