Outcomes with Management of Cholesteatoma

Donald Tan; Natalie Schauwecker; Elizabeth L Perkins; Kenneth Lee

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2024.08.011

Outcomes with Management of Cholesteatoma

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2025 Feb;58(1):141-152. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.08.011. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

Authors

Donald Tan¹, Natalie Schauwecker², Elizabeth L Perkins³, Kenneth Lee⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2001 Inwood Road, 6th Floor, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 7209 Medical Center East-South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-8605, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences, 7209 Medical Center East South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health Dallas, 2001 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39322451
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.08.011

Abstract

This article provides an expert summary of the immense amount of outcomes research in cholesteatoma surgery. Specific topics discussed include canal wall-up versus canal wall-down surgery, ossicular chain reconstruction, endoscopic ear surgery, disease-specific quality-of-life outcomes, and congenital cholesteatoma.

Keywords: Cholesteatoma; Endoscopic ear surgery; Mastoidectomy; Outcomes; Quality of life; Recidivism; Recurrence; Residual disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cholesteatoma / congenital
Cholesteatoma / surgery
Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear* / surgery
Ear Canal / surgery
Ear Ossicles / surgery
Endoscopy* / methods
Humans
Otologic Surgical Procedures / methods
Quality of Life*
Treatment Outcome
Tympanoplasty / methods

Supplementary concepts

Cholesteatoma, Congenital