Bitter sweet tympani.
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.
Purohit
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Department of Otolaryngology, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust, Luton, UK.
Pratap
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Chawla
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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