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Can a cholesteatoma have a late recidivism?
Gani, Kaamil; Castelhano, Luís; Correia, Filipe; Roque dos Reis, Luís; Escada, PedroWe report the case of a 73-year-old male patient with late recidivism of a middle year cholesteatoma, diagnosed 33 years after the first surgery. The patient presented with symptoms of otitis externa refractory to appropriate medical treatment and the suspicion of cholesteatoma arose based on the patient's clinical history. Computed tomography scan revealed a large soft-tissue lesion with an imminent intracrani...
Does nasal surgery really matters? The importance of nasal surgery in tympanopl...
Lameiras, Ana Rita; Roque dos Reis, Luís; Domingues, Jorge; Escada, PedroThe presence of concomitant nasal disease in the preoperative evaluation of chronic otitis media sugery raises some issues in terms of surgical decision. Empirically a transient tubal dysfunction can result from nasal surgery and it may be associated with failure of tymplanoplasty. This study aims to evaluate the success of tympanoplasty in patients receiving both nasal and tympanomastoidectomy surgery. Retrosp...