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Endoscopic Cholesteatoma Surgery
Published on: January 19, 2022
Increased Risk of Cholesteatoma in Individuals With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Cohort Study
Abdulla Ali1,2, Helene Andresen Ravn1,2, Morten Dahl2,3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark.
Objective:
To estimate the risk of cholesteatoma in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) compared to the general population using time-to-event analysis.
Methods:
We conducted a nationwide nested cohort study identifying all patients with AATD in Denmark and subsequently matching each case with up to 10 controls based on age, sex, and municipality. Hazard ratios (HR) of cholesteatoma by AATD were calculated using Cox regression analysis adjusted for age and sex.
Results:
The study identified 2702 individuals with AATD and 26,750 control subjects. Individuals with AATD versus controls had a HR for cholesteatoma surgery of 3.62 (95% CI: 1.93-6.80) and a HR for non-cholesteatoma surgery of 1.40 (1.04-1.89).
Conclusion:
Individuals with AATD had a 3.6-fold increased risk of cholesteatoma surgery compared with matched controls without AATD. The data support that AATD contributes to pathophysiological processes underlying the development of cholesteatoma.
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