Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 5, 2026

08:47
Endoscopic Cholesteatoma Surgery
Published on: January 19, 2022
Familial cholesteatoma in East Anglia, UK
1Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, James Paget and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, UK. prinsley@mac.com
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|May 22, 2008
Abstract
Objective:
To report a cluster of families affected by cholesteatoma in the East Anglia region of the UK.
Setting:
Otology service for the population of Norfolk and North Suffolk, East Anglia, UK.
Method:
Prospective and systematic collection of family history data for patients presenting with cholesteatoma over 10 years.
Result:
Several families were identified with affected individuals over several generations.
Conclusion:
There is likely to be a genetic propensity for cholesteatoma in some individuals.

