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  • The study reviewed 101 pediatric cases of cholesteatoma surgeries at Hospital das Clínicas in São Paulo, identifying the highest incidence among 10- to 15-year-olds, with an average age of 10.7 years.
  • Complications were common, occurring in 45.5% of patients, and nearly half (49%) experienced significant hearing impairment (air-bone gap over 40 dB).
  • Radical or modified radical mastoidectomies were the predominant surgical methods used (74.3% of cases), focusing on disease eradication while achieving satisfactory functional outcomes.

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A review of 101 charts of pediatric patients who underwent surgery for cholesteatoma in the Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil, showed that the peak incidence was in the 10- to 15-year-old age group (mean age, 10.7 years). A high incidence of complications (45.5%) and a significant functional impairment (air-bone gap greater than 40 dB in 49% of patients) were some of the particular features of our patients. Radical or modified radical mastoidectomies were performed in 75 cases (74.3% of cases). The open technique was chosen primarily to eradicate cholesteomatous disease, but the satisfactory functional results also achieved support our preference for this technique.

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