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DISCHARGING OPEN MASTOID CAVITYCONTRIBUTING FACTORS & APPROACH TO MANAGEMNT | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| RAJAA JABAR KADHIM; YASIR LAFTA HASSOUN; Adel S. AL- Mayaly | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Chronic ear discharge is one of the indications of mastoid surgery, however; this persistent discharge may be the outstanding feature of complicated surgery ““Discharging open mastoid cavity”. Discharging open mastoid cavity is defined as persistently discharging cavity following canal-wall down mastoidectomy for a period more than 3-6 months.The etiology of this discharging cavity is mutifactorial. This study focuses the light on the contributing factors of the persistence of ear discharge after canal-wall down mastoid surgery:surgical , bacteriological & structural ( Eustachian tube function).Fifty patients with discharging cavity & 40 patients with dry cavity were gathered from the outpatient department of Al-Najaf teaching hospital during the period between " October 2002- November 200 . They were evaluated for discharging open mastoid cavity after canal-wall down mastoidectomy & was found that this problem is mutifactorial in etiology both surgical & non-surgical. We concluded that meticulous surgical technique is essential to prevent such a complication, beside prompt follow up to ensure dry cavity postoperatively. | ||
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