Variability of the retrotympanum and its association with mastoid pneumatization in cholesteatoma patients.
Sara-Lynn HoolSven BeckmannArsany HakimAbraam YacoubMarco CaversaccioFranca WagnerLukas AnschuetzPublished 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 (2022)
The most frequent variant of retrotympanic pneumatization in relation to the facial nerve was type A in all subsites in cholesteatoma patients. The variability among patients with cholesteatoma is different to previously published results in healthy subjects. Moreover, the pneumatization of the retrotympanum is associated with mastoid pneumatization.