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Endaural Endoscopic Atticoantrotomy (Retrograde Mastoidectomy) using a Constant Suction Bone-drilling Technique
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Closed tympanomastoidectomy
M D Graham1, T G Delap, M M Goldsmith
1Georgia Ear Institute, Savannah, Georgia 31404-3665, USA.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|July 7, 1999
Abstract:
The role of closed tympanomastoidectomy in the treatment of chronic ear disease continues to be a subject of debate. This article reviews the position of closed tympanomastoidectomy in the armamentarium of the otolaryngologist. In this article the technique is described and indications are reviewed. A brief history of closed tympanomastoidectomy and the issue of outcome from surgery are also addressed.
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