What is it about?
In this paper, we report on meatoplasty technique applied in a series of patients with chronic otorrhoea after a canal wall down mastoidectomy. We have seen benefit from our technique based on a transposition postauricular flap meatoplasty. We describe improvements and benefits in patients with persistently infected radical cavities.
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Why is it important?
In our view, the modification of the superiorly based postauricular flap meatoplasty is a last resort tool in the philosophy of open cavity treatments. When inapplicable or after failure, a more time consuming mastoid obliteration could still be considered according to the current trends.
Perspectives
• Meatoplasty is a crucial step in canal wall down tympano-mastoidectomy. • Postauricular flap meatoplasty is valuable management for chronic otorrhoea especially in revision cases. • Satisfactory radical cavity to both patient and physician can be achieved. • Postauricular flap meatoplasty is a last resort in the philosophy of open cavity treatments
Dr Ahmed ANE Elsamanody
Al-Azhar University
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This page is a summary of: How I do it: modified Todd's meatoplasty, The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, March 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s002221511600075x.
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