Attic Retraction Surgery

Its main limitation is its inability to look around corners with concerns of possibly missing pathology in the deeper recesses of the middle ear such as the sinus tympani facial recess and the attic 3.

Attic retraction surgery.

This is found more frequently. Surgical procedures emp. Epitympanic retraction pockets otoscopy atlas. Some surgeons use cartilage taken from the outer ear to stiffen the eardrum with the aim of preventing further retraction.

Lateral attic wall reconstruction reduces the incidence of attic retraction recurrence although it does not prevent pars tensa retraction. Unit four middle ear disease diagnosis. Cholesteatoma of the eardrum otoscope view stock image c038. Retraction pocket right attic surgery ent.

Tympanic membrane retraction pockets springerlink. As a result this may necessitate soft tissue retraction and drilling for adequate exposure. Characterized by a progressive retraction of both. Written by stephanie watson.

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The tensor fold is generally incomplete. Incidence of retraction pocket and recurrent cholesteatoma in the attic after surgery for middle ear cholesteatoma using the staged intact canal wall technique were investigated in 95 ears of 91 patients all of which had various degrees of bone defect in the tympanic scutum. During attic reconstruction we retained the incus and or malleus head or short process in the epitympanum and placed a cartilage sheet on it to prevent retraction of the tympanic membrane. Surgical removal is required once a cholesteatoma has formed.

A selective and progressive posterior dysventilation due to isthmus blockage with presence of a vertical fold type b ventilation blockage. Tympanoplasty is the surgical technique of removal of the retracted area from the middle ear and reconstruction of the tympanic membrane. Finally the choice of surgical technique affects attic retraction recurrence in adults with deep attic retraction pockets and poor eustachian tube function. Complete attic retraction pocket.