The Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxyapatite Repair of Cholesteatoma Skull Base Defects
Shah R, Reeder A, Wilkins S, Kveton J, Schwartz N. The Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxyapatite Repair of Cholesteatoma Skull Base Defects. OTO Open 2024, 8: e151. PMID: 38863486, PMCID: PMC11165677, DOI: 10.1002/oto2.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkull base defectsLabyrinthine fistulaTegmen defectsCanal wallBase defectsRate of postoperative infectionMedical records of patientsRate of cholesteatoma recurrenceCholesteatoma recidivism ratesSemicircular canal fistulaSensorineural hearing lossElectronic medical records of patientsRate of recurrenceRecords of patientsRepair skull base defectsInner ear fistulaNonstatistically significant differenceHydroxyapatite groupCWD surgeryCWU surgeryPostoperative audiogramsCholesteatoma recurrenceMastoid infectionHearing lossPostoperative infection