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Chorda tympani in middle ear surgery

30 April 2020 | | Otology, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty | Chorda tympani, taste, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, chemical taste test

This was a prospective study at a single Belgian centre that aimed to monitor postoperative taste problems after middle ear surgery. The authors also looked at the influence of pathology and manipulation of chorda tympani (CT) on its function. Taste...

Does endoscopic tympanoplasty give better results than a conventional approach?

6 October 2017 | | Endoscopic tympanoplasty, cholesteatoma, chronic otitis media, middle ear

This is a retrospective review looking at two groups of patients who had undergone middle ear surgery for chronic otitis media (perforation, retraction pocket/cholesteatoma) either open or endoscopic. Four hundred and five patients underwent open ear surgery and 501 endoscopic,...

Does cholesteatoma surgery affect school performance?

1 September 2016 | | Academic achievement, cholesteatoma, education, middle ear, school performance

While much focus has been placed on short-term complications associated with cholesteatoma, a lack of knowledge remains about the impact suffering from cholesteatoma in childhood may have on educational outcome. The aim of the study was to investigate whether suffering...