AI Article Synopsis
- Cholesteatoma is a chronic middle ear inflammation that progressively destroys the petrous bone and can lead to serious complications if untreated.
- Common symptoms include foul-smelling ear discharge, hearing loss, and dizziness.
- The text provides an overview of the causes, symptoms, and diagnostic procedures related to cholesteatoma, with a focus on surgical treatment in a later section.
Article Abstract
Cholesteatoma is a chronic inflammation of the middle ear, which leads to a progressive bony destruction of the petrous bone. Main symptoms are fetid otorrhea, hearing loss and dizziness. Left untreated, cholesteatoma may be fatal due to intracranial complications. The following overview is intended to illustrate the current and generally recognized knowledge of genesesi, clinical symptoms und preoperative diagnostical procedure. Surgical therapie will be focussed in a second part.
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