Conservative mastoid surgery in the management of @entity5479 has been a subject of controversy for decades. Proponents of the combined-approach tympanoplasty for @entity3540 do not entirely support the conservative approach in @entity1 , especially in the hands of an inexperienced surgeon. We describe here our experience with a modified technique of conservative mastoid surgery involving an atticoaditotomy and a separate simple mastoidectomy with lateral attic wall reconstruction (modified Farrior technique) that can be relatively safely used in the majority of cases of @entity957 media, even in @entity1 . This was a prospective analysis of the therapeutic effects and benefits of the technique used in 103 cases of @entity3540 at Staffordshire General Hospital from 1991 to 1997. The follow-up was between 3 and 9 years. The study group consisted of 55 male @entity1 and 48 female @entity1 , including 28 @entity1 less than 16 years of age. The age ranges were 9 to 61 years in male @entity1 and 10 to 48 years in female @entity1 . After an audiological assessment, all @entity1 underwent the described mastoid procedure, and some of them required revision surgery, mostly for a second look or for ossiculoplasty. The chief outcome measures used were complete eradication of disease, incidence of disease recurrence, and restoration of hearing. The steps of the procedure, its pros and cons, and the results of the series are presented. Also discussed is an overview of the literature pertaining to intact-canal wall mastoid surgery. Of the 103 @entity1 , only 3 had a recurrence of disease, and 9 @entity1 showed no hearing improvement. We conclude that this modified technique has several advantages over the previously described mastoidectomy procedures. It is a relatively simple and effective technique that can be performed even in @entity1 .

Transcanal atticoaditotomy and transcortical mastoidectomy for XXXX : the Farrior-Olaizola technique revisited.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients'] @entity5479 :: ('MESH:D018424', 'Disease') :: ['middle ear cholesteatoma'] @entity3540 :: ('MESH:D002781', 'Disease') :: ['cholesteatoma'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['chronic squamous otitis']
@entity3540 :: (MESH:D002781,Disease) :: ['cholesteatoma']
