Tag: ear surgery kerala
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Mastoid Ear Surgery in Trivandrum India (Cholesteatoma)
Operations on the mastoid may be necessary when ear infection within the middle ear extends into the mastoid.The mastoid bone is the bony prominence that can be felt just behind the ear. It contains a number of air spaces, the largest of which is called the antrum. It connects with the air space in the…
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Very Large Cholesteatoma of the Ear Causing Facial Palsy
A cholesteatoma consists of squamous epithelium that is trapped within the middle ear and mastoid which can erode and destroy important structures within the temporal bone. It can cause complications like facial palsy, brain abscess, meningitis etc. Treatment is surgical excision by mastoidectomy. (This is one of the biggest cholesteatoma I have ever seen) Mastoidecomy…
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Face Paralysed after Ear Infection
Facial nerve paralysis can be seen in patients who suffer from acute and chronic ear infections (otitis media). Sudden facial paralysis in chronic ear disease suggests damage caused by pressure on the nerve by cholesteatoma sac as in this case. When this happens prompt surgical exploration with evacuation of disease and nerve decompression usually results…
