Nogueira Claudia, Mallick Fatima, Kaushal Sushila, Banerjee Anil
ENT Department, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
ENT Department, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2014 Dec;123(12):835-9. doi: 10.1177/0003489414538935. Epub 2014 Jun 18.
This article describes a new canalplasty technique for the treatment of symptoms resulting from chronic refractory otitis externa.
We report on our experience using a swing-door island flap and a periosteal flap. Thirteen patients underwent treatment and a total of 19 ears were operated on. The range of preoperative symptoms was 3 to 22 years (mean length of symptoms = 12 years).
The postoperative course in all the patients showed this to be a satisfactory treatment with no recurrence of symptoms.
The swing-door island flap canalplasty technique is an effective surgical treatment in patients with refractory otitis externa.
