Pediatric Cholesteatoma: An Overview of Presentation, Surgical Strategy and Outcomes of an Individualized Approach.

Pediatric cholesteatomas (PC) have multifactorial aetiology, spread aggressively and there are high chances of residual/ recurrent disease after treatment. The surgical technique to manage this entity has been debatable. This study was done to (i) enumerate the presentation of PC and the surgical techniques adopted (ii) analyse the outcomes viz.

Relevance of Modified Bondy Mastoidectomy in Pediatric Cholesteatoma.

Modified Bondy mastoidectomy is a type of canal wall down mastoidectomy well described in literature for adult patients. We present our experience with the use of modified Bondy mastoidectomy in pediatric population. Using retrospective chart review, pediatric patients, who underwent modified Bondy procedure for attic cholesteatoma between 1983 and 2015 at our quaternary referral center for otology and lateral skull base surgery, were analyzed after obtaining permission from institutional review board.

Obliquity of the Stapes in Otosclerosis: A New Radiological Sign.

Introduction Observing the obliquity of stapes by closely scrutinizing the HRCT temporal bone in otosclerosis revealed a reliable and consistent finding. This finding can add to the existing radiological criteria in diagnosis of otosclerosis. Objective The objective of this study is to establish the obliquity of stapes in otosclerosis by radiological measurements using HRCT temporal bone by comparing: (a) the distance between the horizontal (tympanic) segment of facial nerve and stapes head in otosclerotic ears (study group) with non-otosclerotic ears (control group); and (b) the angle subtended by stapes with promontory in the study and control groups.

Obliquity of the stapes in otosclerosis: intra-operative observations and implications in stapes surgery.

Objective: To establish the prevalence of stapes obliquity as observed in otosclerosis patients during stapes surgery by a simple method of intra-operative measurement.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Results: Intra-operative measurements showed that the mean distance (± standard deviation) between the horizontal segment of the facial nerve and stapes crura in 10 cases of otosclerosis was 0.