Correlation between peri-operative complication in middle ear cholesteatoma surgery using STAMCO, ChOLE, and SAMEO-ATO classifications.
Tommaso CaccoStefano AfricanoGilda GaglioLuca CarmiscianoEnrico PiccirilloEolo CastelloGiorgio PerettiPublished 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 (2021)
In our series, statistical analysis pointed out a relationship between surgical complications and age, gender, site, mastoidectomy type, and ossicular chain status at surgery. The choice of variables to be recorded for cholesteatoma staging should be carefully balanced, considering that "complication" variable could be a repetitive item.