Facial canal dehiscence rate: a retrospective analysis of 372 chronic otitis media cases.
Mahmut Tayyar KalciogluOsman KilicOzan TuysuzSerkan SeriflerMuhammet TekinPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)
It is possible to see FCD because of COM, especially with cholesteatoma. FCD is most commonly seen around the oval window. If stapes or all three ossicles are eroded, the surgeons must be more careful regarding FCD to be more effective in preventing facial nerve damage.