Mastoid Obliteration with Autologous Bone in Mastoidectomy Canal Wall Down Surgery: a Literature Overview

Introduction The objectives of mastoidectomy in cholesteatoma are a disease-free and dry ear, the prevention of recurrent disease, and the maintenance of hearing or the possibility to reconstruct an affected hearing mechanism. Canal wall down mastoidectomy has been traditionally used to achieve tho...

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Main Authors: Alves, Ricardo Dourado, Cabral Junior, Francisco, Fonseca, Anna Carolina de Oliveira, Bento, Ricardo Ferreira
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Thieme Publicações Ltda 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687996/