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[Congenital stenosis of external auditory canal with cholesteatoma and skin fistulae or sinuses].
Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke za Zhi = Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2009 Februrary
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features, differential diagnosis and management of congenital stenosis of external auditory canal (CSEAC) with cholesteatoma.
METHODS: The clinical information for 10 cases of CSEAC with cholesteatoma was retrospectively reviewed.
RESULTS: The patients' ages ranged from 4.75 to 22 years (average 12 years). The diameter of the external auditory canal (EAC) was < 2 mm. All 10 ears had a history of postural fistulae or sinuses. Bone erosion of EAC was distinctly shown in high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of all cases, as well as soft tissue masses, which led to enlargement of the bony canals. All patients underwent canaloplasty; eight ears received hearing reconstructions at the same time. Cholesteatoma in EACs was confirmed during the operations, accompanied by compression and destruction of the post-superior and/or inferior bony wall. Postoperative pathologic examinations proved the diagnosis of cholesteatoma, and excluded any tissue of bronchial cleft cyst or fistula. After a follow-up 1 to 3 years, no recurrent cholesteatoma was found in any of the 10 cases. All reconstructed EACs were clean and smooth. The hearing levels in the eight ears that received hearing reconstructions improved 20 - 35 dBHL.
CONCLUSIONS: In CSEAC with cholesteatoma, the bony wall of EAC is most commonly involved. This involvement will lead to bone erosion of the EAC and may subsequently lead to the formation of postural or cervical sinuses. HRCT of temporal bone can show characteristic signs of soft tissue mass in EAC, with adjacent bone erosion.
METHODS: The clinical information for 10 cases of CSEAC with cholesteatoma was retrospectively reviewed.
RESULTS: The patients' ages ranged from 4.75 to 22 years (average 12 years). The diameter of the external auditory canal (EAC) was < 2 mm. All 10 ears had a history of postural fistulae or sinuses. Bone erosion of EAC was distinctly shown in high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of all cases, as well as soft tissue masses, which led to enlargement of the bony canals. All patients underwent canaloplasty; eight ears received hearing reconstructions at the same time. Cholesteatoma in EACs was confirmed during the operations, accompanied by compression and destruction of the post-superior and/or inferior bony wall. Postoperative pathologic examinations proved the diagnosis of cholesteatoma, and excluded any tissue of bronchial cleft cyst or fistula. After a follow-up 1 to 3 years, no recurrent cholesteatoma was found in any of the 10 cases. All reconstructed EACs were clean and smooth. The hearing levels in the eight ears that received hearing reconstructions improved 20 - 35 dBHL.
CONCLUSIONS: In CSEAC with cholesteatoma, the bony wall of EAC is most commonly involved. This involvement will lead to bone erosion of the EAC and may subsequently lead to the formation of postural or cervical sinuses. HRCT of temporal bone can show characteristic signs of soft tissue mass in EAC, with adjacent bone erosion.
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