Complications Following Obliterative Mastoid Operations

Histopathological and Inflammatory Features of Chronically Discharging Open Mastoid Cavities

“…anal-wall-down mastoid surgery is a common procedure to manage cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media. 1,2 Despite a low rate of recurrence and satisfactory results, 3,4 more than 20% of patients with an open mastoid cavity experience intermitted or continuous otorrhea, 5,6 which is often resistant to therapy. 7 It seems that a major problem of unstable cavities is insufficient (re)epithelialization, 8 which is favored by local conditions, unfavorable cavity shape, and size 9,10 and host factors.…”

Surgical Procedure for the Mastoid Cavity Problem

“…Beales,8 concerned about the obliteration operation, took a survey among the British otologists. He collected data on more than 1,100 cases with a reported incidence of 4% and at the same time, he found three cases in which intracranial complications developed.…”