Petrous bone cholesteatoma: our experience of 20 years and management of two giant cases affecting rhinopharynx

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Petrous bone cholesteatoma: our experience of 20 years and management of two giant cases affecting rhinopharynx Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jul 13. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06969-1. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To demonstrate our experience in the treatment of petrous bone cholesteatoma (PBC). METHODS: Data of PBC patients in our hospital from January 2000 to December 2019 were collected. Surgical approaches and facial function were mainly discussed and compared with the literature. The management of 2 giant PBC cases affecting rhinopharynx has been demonstrated. RESULTS: The supralabyrinthine type was the most frequent type followed by the massive type. There were 5 cases with cholesteatoma extending into the clivus (2 cases), sphenoid (1 case) and rhinopharynx (2 cases). The translabyrinthine approach (40%) was our most frequently used approach followed by the middle fossa approach (36%) and the transmastoid approach (11%). There were 10 cases managed with the assistance of endoscope, including 3 cases with cholestea toma extending into clivus, sphenoid and rhinopharynx separately. Obliteration of the cavity was performed in 70.3% (135/192) cases; 3 of them recurred. For the 2 giant PBC cases affecting rhinopharynx, traditional microscopic surgery assisted with transnasal endoscope was performed. The reduced exposure was beneficial for postoperative recovery, and the approach in the nasal cavity provided a permanent drainage for postoperative examination. CONCLUSION: Otologic endoscope combined with traditional microscopic surgery could reduce the exposure in surgery. For extremely extended cases of PBC, supplementary transnasal endoscopic approach deserves to be considered for the traditional temporal bone approach. PMID:34255147 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06969-1 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.