Combined underwater endoscopic and microscopic surgery for external auditory canal cholesteatoma: A case report

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Combined underwater endoscopic and microscopic surgery for external auditory canal cholesteatoma: A case report Via ear nose throat Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Dec 7:1455613211064011. doi: 10.1177/01455613211064011. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Transcanal endoscopic ear surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that allows a clear visualization of the middle ear. Recently, indications for endoscopic surgery have been expanding. We performed combined underwater endoscopic and microscopic surgery for external auditory canal cholesteatoma, the computer tomography of which indicates the possibility of cholest eatoma not only in the canal wall but also in the mastoid. The 30° endoscope and underwater technique makes the surgical view clear, and we could remove the cholesteatoma without canalplasty. To the best of our knowledge, no case of external auditory canal cholesteatoma treated with underwater endoscopic and microscopic surgery has been previously reported. This case indicates that the procedure could be a good indication for external auditory canal cholesteatoma. PMID:34875889 | DOI:10.1177/01455613211064011 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.