Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40964600›Full record

ArticleCureus2025

Bilateral Congenital Cholesteatoma in a 13-Year-Old Boy.

Yahya Boualam, Achraf Sbai, Drissia Benfadil, Azzedine Lachkar, Fahd El Ayoubi El Idrissi

Abstract readCase Reports
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yahya BoualamDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University of Oujda, Oujda, MAR.
Achraf SbaiDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University of Oujda, Oujda, MAR.
Drissia BenfadilDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University of Oujda, Oujda, MAR.
Azzedine LachkarDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University of Oujda, Oujda, MAR.
Fahd El Ayoubi El IdrissiDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University of Oujda, Oujda, MAR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A congenital cholesteatoma is a cystic lesion composed of keratinizing squamous epithelium that arises behind an intact and normal-appearing tympanic membrane. It typically appears as a white, pearl-like mass and often presents with progressive conductive hearing loss. Although congenital cholesteatoma itself is rare, the bilateral form is extremely uncommon. Diagnosis relies on clinical examination, particularly otoscopy, and imaging may support the evaluation. Treatment is exclusively surgical to prevent complications and preserve hearing. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with bilateral congenital cholesteatoma, successfully managed with staged surgical excision.

Indexed as

bilateral congenital cholesteatomacomputed tomography (ct)ossicular chain lysisossiculoplastyotologic surgeryotoscopy

Identifiers

PMID40964600
PMCPMC12439742

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.