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Reconstruction of the outer attic wall by cortical bone and bone cement
Yasser Ahmed Fouad1, Atef Hussein1, Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar1
1Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Objective:
To asses using cortical bone and bone pate with and without glass ionomer bone cement (GIBC) for reconstructing the outer attic wall (OAW) defect during cholesteatoma surgery without mastoid cavity obliteration.
Method:
This is a prospective case series of 25 patients who underwent primary surgery for cholesteatoma with presence of OAW defect that was reconstructed by cortical bone graft and bone pate, further fixation of the cortical bone graft in place was done by GIBC in 18 patients.
Results:
There was significant improvement of persistent otorrhea and hearing loss after surgery (P < 0.001). Recurrence of cholesteatoma was found in 2 patients (8%), residual TM perforation was found in one patient (4%).
Conclusion:
Reconstruction of OAW by cortical bone and bone pate is an effective surgical option to decrease the incidence of recurrence in cholesteatoma surgery. Glass ionomer bone cement can be added safely to fix the cortical bone graft in the OAW defect.
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