Predicting residual cholesteatoma with the Potsic staging system still lacks evidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Klára Borbála KörmendyKinga Shenker-HorváthAlexander Shulze WenningPéter FehérváriAndrea HarnosPéter HegyiZsolt MolnárKata IllésTamás HorváthPublished 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 (2024)
No statistically significant difference was found in the proportions of residual disease between Potsic stages, thus the staging system's applicability for outcome prediction could not be proven based on the available data. Targeted studies are needed for a higher level of evidence.