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Article: Poorly performed modified radical mastoidectomy.
- Article from:
- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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The otoscopic view is that of a right ear that had undergone a modified radical mastoidectomy. The anterior external auditory canal and the inferior external auditory canal can be seen. The pars tensa, malleus, and incus are visible; they were left untouched. The pars tensa is thickened with tympanosclerosis, and there is a suggestion of serous fluid within the tympanum. The chorda tympani crosses from the posterior canaliculus anteriorly, lateral to the incus and medial to the malleus. The superior external auditory canal and the posterior external auditory canal were previously removed, and the cavity is lined with a very thin layer of squamous epithelium. ...