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Surgical treatment of labyrinthine fistula in patients with cholesteatoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

Y Ueda ,
T Kurita ,
Y Matsuda ,
S Ito  and
T Nakashima
Y Ueda*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
T Kurita
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Y Matsuda
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
S Ito
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
T Nakashima
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Yoshihisa Ueda, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan Fax: +81 942 37 1200 E-mail: yued@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

Labyrinthine fistula is one of the most common complications of chronic otitis media associated with cholesteatoma. The optimal management of labyrinthine fistula, however, remains controversial. Between 1995 and 2005, labyrinthine fistulae were detected in 31 (6 per cent) patients in our institution. The canal wall down technique was used in 27 (87 per cent) patients. The cholesteatoma matrix was completely removed in the first stage in all patients. Bone dust and/or temporalis fascia was inserted to seal the fistula in 29 (94 per cent) patients. A post-operative hearing test was undertaken in 27 patients; seven (26 per cent) patients showed improved hearing, 17 (63 per cent) showed no change and three (11 per cent) showed a deterioration. The study findings indicate that there are various treatment strategies available for cholesteatoma, and that the treatment choice should be based on such criteria as auditory and vestibular function, the surgeon's ability and experience, and the location and size of the fistula.

Keywords

Labyrinthine FistulaCholesteatomaSurgical TechniqueTherapeutic Outcome

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Supplement S31 , May 2009 , pp. 64 - 67
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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