Tag: mastoidectomy india
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Ear Surgery in India- Christian Mission Hospital Trivandrum
“Each physician has an obligation to share in providing care to the indigent”…As part of the professional commitment, I am obliged to give medical care to the poorer section of the community too and the Jubilee Christian Mission Hospital in Trivandrum is committed to the needs of the underprivileged in and around the city. Here…
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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…
