Posterior and Attic Wall Osteoplasty: Hearing Results and Recurrence Rates in Cholesteatoma

Abstract

The osteoplasty with temporary removal of the posterior and attic canal wall is a useful adjunct to tympanoplasty in cholesteatoma cases as far as the hearing results and recurrence rates are concerned. This method combines the functional advantages of canal wall up operations with the safety yielded by canal wall down procedures.