A mastoidectomy is a procedure performed to remove the mastoid air cells near the middle ear. The procedure is part of the treatment for mastoiditis, chronic suppurative otitis media or cholesteatoma, and it is sometimes performed as part of other procedures, such as cochlear implantation, or to access the middle ear.
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Do all mastoidectomies remove the same amount of bone?
No. Cleveland Clinic says the extent of the surgery depends on the situation. A simple mastoidectomy treats disease in the mastoid while leaving the ear canal and middle ear structures intact, and a canal-wall-up mastoidectomy or tympanomastoidectomy removes more bone than a simple mastoidectomy.
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WikipediaHistory section, Schwartze 1873 sentence
The mastoidectomy was revitalized in 1873 following the publication, Ueber die künstliche Eröffnung des Warzenfortsatzes (English: “On the artificial opening of the mastoid process”), written by Hermann Schwartze and his assistant Adolf Eysell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastoidectomy, lead section
A mastoidectomy is a procedure performed to remove the mastoid air cells near the middle ear.
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