Tag: mastoid surgery kerala
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Meatoplasty after Mastoidectomy Must be done
Mastoidectomy is performed to remove infected air cells within the mastoid bone caused by mastoiditis, ear infections, or cholesteatoma (an inflammatory disease of the middle ear and mastoid). Here the procedure is being completed with a large meatoplasty which is an integral part of open mastoidectomy. This is done in Jubilee Christian Mission Hospital Trivandrum…
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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…
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Mastoid Operation-Cholesteatoma-Trivandrum India
Large or complicated cholesteatomas like this one always require surgical treatment to protect the patient from serious complications. Mastoidectomy surgery is performed under general anesthesia . The primary purpose of the surgery is to remove the cholesteatoma and infection and achieve an infection-free, dry ear. This is done in Jubilee Christian Mission Hospital Trivandrum Kerala…
