Abstract:Patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome frequently have conductive hearing loss and/or chronic otitis media. Otologic surgery is often opted for. We present two patients undergoing otologic surgery. This case report outlines the typical otologic surgical challenges in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Case one is a 52 year old male patient with chronic otitis media who underwent a mastoidectomy. The pre-operative CT scan showed a fused lateral semicircular canal and vestibule. Peroperatively, the latera… Show more
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