Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Cochlear Fistulas Caused by Chronic Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma

Abstract

The Journal of International Advanced Otology (J Int Adv Otol) is an international, peer reviewed, open access publication that is fully sponsored and owned by the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology and the Politzer Society. The journal is published triannually in April, August, and December and its publication language is English. The scope of the Journal is limited with otology, neurotology, audiology (excluding linguistics) and skull base medicine. The Journal of International Advanced Otology aims to publish manuscripts at the highest clinical and scientific level. J Int Adv Otol publishes original articles in the form of clinical and basic research, review articles, short reports and a limited number of case reports. Controversial patient discussions, communications on emerging technology, and historical issues will also be considered for publication. Target audience of J Int Adv Otol includes physicians and academics who work in the fields of otology, neurotology, audiology and skull base medicine.

Chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media with granulation by scanning electron microscopy based on analysis of 140 patients

“…In the remaining 6 patients, the system was irregular and even chaotic. The observation of irregular matrix structure is consistent with the research carried out by means of the Scanning Microscopy Laboratory by A. Miodonski, who demonstrated a chaotic matrix system in all of the analyzed preparations with diagnosed chronic cholesteatoma of the middle ear [8]. This is due to the fact that the proliferation of keratinocytes in cholesteatoma is much less coordinated compared to normal epidermis, whose pattern is regular.…”

Unusual presentation of a large glomus tympanicum with a coexisting cholesteatoma

“…The sensorineural hearing loss may be secondary to the long-standing infection as previously noted in a correlative study [6]. Another study demonstrated that sensorineural hearing loss in such presentation could be due to a cochlear fistula caused by chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma [7]. It is likely the patient may have had an improved hearing result if a diagnosis and treatment had occurred prior to the onset of sensorineural hearing loss.…”

Unusual presentation of a large glomus tympanicum with a coexisting cholesteatoma

“…6 Another study demonstrated that sensorineural hearing loss in such presentation could be due to a cochlear fistula caused by chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. 7 It is likely the patient may have had an improved hearing result if a diagnosis and treatment had occurred prior to the onset of sensorineural hearing loss.…”