PREVALENCE OF CHOLESTEATOMA IN SAFE TYPE OF CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA WITH CENTRAL PERFORATION

SadhnaYadav; Abhiniti Sinha; Mahendra Sharma

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2019

PREVALENCE OF CHOLESTEATOMA IN SAFE TYPE OF CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA WITH CENTRAL PERFORATION

Sadhnayadav, Abhiniti Sinha, Mahendra Sharma

Abstract :

Introduction:– CSOM is chronic inflammation of ME cleft and mastoid cavity which presents with recurrent ear discharge or otorrhoea through TM perforation. It is one of the most common ear diseases in developing countries like India because of poor hygiene and dietary condition.CSOM is classified into safe (tube tympanic) and unsafe (attico–antral). Material and Method : – The study has been conducted over a period of 2 year in the department of ENT & Head/Neck surgery Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital Bareilly U.P. 80 patients were taken up for study out of which 40 were male and 40 were female with consideration for particular type of CSOM i.e. safe or tubotympanic type. All necessary investigations were done including PTA and X–ray mastoid. Result :Cholesteatoma was found in 5(6.2%) patients of chronic suppurative otitis media with central perforation. Conclusion : Although cholesteatoma is found commonly found in attic and marginal perforation but can also be found in cases of C.P. and that the disease cannot be said to be safe or unsafe type depending on the site of disease (TT or AA).