10.1055/b-0039-169414 10 Problems and Solutions in Middle Ear Cholesteatoma Surgery 10.1 Labyrinthine Fistula In our experience, labyrinthine fistulas complicate about 10% of cholesteatomas we operated on (▶Fig. 10.1). In all…

10.1055/b-0039-169416 12 Cochlear Implantation in Cholesteatoma Surgery Patients with profound hearing loss were once considered untreatable. The fitting of a cochlear implant is an innovative technique that totally changed therapeutic…

10.1055/b-0039-169413 9 Cholesteatoma of the External Auditory Canal Cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal is a rare entity, comprising 1 out of 1,000 cases of all otologic patients. A typical…

10.1055/b-0039-169407 3 Operating Room Setup and Anesthesia for Middle Ear Cholesteatoma Surgery 3.1 Operating Room Setup 3.1.1 Arrangement of the Room The operating room setup is shown in ▶Fig. 3.1,…

10.1055/b-0039-169405 1 Anatomy and Radiology of the Normal Temporal Bone Basic anatomical knowledge of important structures that may be encountered during middle ear surgery is described here. Since three-dimensional anatomy…

10.1055/b-0039-169409 5 Retroauricular Transcanal Approach According to our strategy, a transcanal approach through retroauricular incision can be used only in limited cases of cholesteatoma. To prevent recurrence of the cholesteatoma,…

10.1055/b-0039-169417 13 Management of Iatrogenic Injuries in Middle Ear Cholesteatoma Surgery Surgeons have to deal with various pathologies such as granulation tissue, scar, and cholesteatoma located near very fine, fragile…

10.1055/b-0039-169408 4 Basic Techniques and Decision Making in Middle Ear Cholesteatoma Surgery 4.1 Basic Techniques for Safe Cholesteatoma Surgery Since cholesteatoma surgery is a “one-man surgery” working in very complicated…