Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Department of Radiology and Imaging, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
J Laryngol Otol. 2022 Sep;136(9):866-870. doi: 10.1017/S0022215122000883. Epub 2022 Mar 29.
This study investigated the relationship between physical dimensions of the Eustachian tube and the emergence of primary attic cholesteatoma.
A total of 31 patients with unilateral attic cholesteatoma were selected for radiological comparison. Standard point measurements as well as specific measurements were performed using imaging software. The length, narrowest diameter and bony segment volume, and pharyngeal orifice diameter of both sides of the Eustachian tube (attic cholesteatoma and healthy control ears) were measured and compared.
Comparison of the values did not reveal any statistically significant difference between the attic cholesteatoma ears and the healthy control ears in terms of: Eustachian tube height, narrowest diameter, bony segment volume or pharyngeal orifice diameter.
No statistically significant difference was found between the cholesteatoma ears and the healthy control ears in terms of the osseous Eustachian tube size. The findings indicate that the Eustachian tube bony segment dimensions and pharyngeal orifice diameter are not factors in attic cholesteatoma development.
本研究探讨了咽鼓管的物理尺寸与原发性鼓室胆脂瘤发生之间的关系。
选择 31 例单侧鼓室胆脂瘤患者进行影像学比较。使用影像软件进行标准点测量和特定测量。测量并比较两侧咽鼓管（鼓室胆脂瘤和健康对照耳）的长度、最窄直径和骨段体积以及咽口直径。
比较值发现，在咽鼓管高度、最窄直径、骨段体积或咽口直径方面，鼓室胆脂瘤耳与健康对照耳之间没有统计学上的显著差异。
在骨咽鼓管大小方面，胆脂瘤耳与健康对照耳之间没有统计学上的显著差异。研究结果表明，咽鼓管骨段尺寸和咽口直径不是鼓室胆脂瘤发展的因素。
