A 30 year old male is having Attic cholesteatoma of left ear with lateral sinus thrombophlebitis. Which of the following will be the operation of choice?
Correct Answer: Canal wall down mastoidectomy
Description: (CWD) Canal wall down is usually done is cases of Attic cholesteotoma with complications. The indications for a canal wall down procedure would be a large cholesteatonma involving the mastoid cavity, or a patient with chronic otitis media who has already failed a canal wall up procedure. There is a category of canal wall down procedures based on intracranial complications of chronic ottitis media, due to cholesteamoma, For etample brain abscess or meningitis from ear disease or even a sigmoid sinus thrombosis from ear disease these would merit a canal wall down procedure
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