ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2022
Quality of life after cholesteatoma surgery: comparison between surgical techniques.
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- The Global Burden of Cholesteatoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Strategies for Mastoid Obliteration: A Systematic Review of the Clinical and Preclinical Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Enhancing the Efficacy of Noncontact Laser Ablation of Weakly Absorbing Cholesteatoma Tissue Using a Blood Layer.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2026Article
- Precise ablation of cholesteatoma using a 445-nm diode laser.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mastoid Obliteration with the "Cupeta Technique" After Canal Wall Down Tympanoplasty in Chronic Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma: Preliminary Results.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Outcomes in Pediatric Cholesteatoma.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Mastoid Obliteration With Freeze-Dried Bone Allograft in Canal Wall Down Tympanoplasty: Description of a Novel Technique and Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2024Article
- Quality of Life Assessment of Chronic Otitis Media Patients Following Surgery.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the long-term quality of life (QoL) in patients operated for cholesteatoma by canal wall-up tympanoplasty (CWUT) or canal wall-down tympanoplasty (CWDT) with mastoid obliteration. Methods: QoL was evaluated by the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire - 12 (COMQ-12). For each patient, the total score and three partial subscores, concerning disease activity, functional impairment and general impact on the patient's life were calculated. These scores were correlated with the surgical technique, as well as anatomical and functional results. Results: 68 procedures were classified as CWUT and 78 as CWDT with obliteration. The mean follow-up was 65 months. Total and partial COMQ-12 scores did not show any significant difference between the two groups. Correlation analysis showed a significant direct association between the postoperative Air-Bone Gap (ABG) and both the COMQ-12 total score and functional subscore in the CWUT group. Conclusions: This is the first study comparing CWUT and CWDT with obliteration with the COMQ-12, thus confirming the overlapping results in terms of QoL. These findings, together with the evidence of the significantly lower rates of recidivism, show that CWDT with obliteration should be considered as a good alternative to CWUT.
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