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Definitive surgery is mastoidectomy, which is the surgical removal of the mastoid cortical bone and underlying air cells.
Definitive surgery is mastoidectomy, which is the surgical removal of the mastoid cortical bone and underlying air cells.
==== Methods ====
==== Methods ====
** Cortical mastoidectomy is the best choice of therapy; however  
* Cortical mastoidectomy is the best choice of therapy; however  
** open mastoidectomy should be performed if cholesteatoma is present
* open mastoidectomy should be performed if cholesteatoma is present
** Simple mastoidectomy is performed to clean out the mastoid infection and provide external drainage
* Simple mastoidectomy is performed to clean out the mastoid infection and provide external drainage
** Radical mastoidectomy is performed only when there is no clinical response to simple mastoidectomy, as evidenced by continued otorrhea or pain
* Radical mastoidectomy is performed only when there is no clinical response to simple mastoidectomy, as evidenced by continued otorrhea or pain
 
==== Indications for mastoidectomy may include: ====
==== Indications for mastoidectomy may include: ====
* Subperiosteal abscess, such as postauricular fluctuance or mass
* Subperiosteal abscess, such as postauricular fluctuance or mass

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2]

Overview

Surgical procedures and indications

Incision and drainage of the mastoid abscess:

When fluctuation presents drainage must be done immediately and the pus should be to achieve complete drainage of the pus.

Myringotomy

Myringotomy is surgical perforation of the tympanic membrane

  • It should be considered as a primary treatment in all cases of mastoiditis when there is an unperforated tympanic membrane or inadequate drainage.
  • Myringotomy may be done with or without tympanostomy tube placement.

Tympanocentesis

Should be done in all mastoiditis patients to obtain middle ear fluid for culture and susceptibility testing

tympanostomy tube

Myringotomy accompanied by the additional insertion of a tympanostomy tube is indicated by the following:

Otorrhea is a possible complication of performing a myringotomy with a tympanostomy tube, affecting up to 17% of intubated ears.[3]

Mastoidectomy

Definitive surgery is mastoidectomy, which is the surgical removal of the mastoid cortical bone and underlying air cells.

Methods

  • Cortical mastoidectomy is the best choice of therapy; however
  • open mastoidectomy should be performed if cholesteatoma is present
  • Simple mastoidectomy is performed to clean out the mastoid infection and provide external drainage
  • Radical mastoidectomy is performed only when there is no clinical response to simple mastoidectomy, as evidenced by continued otorrhea or pain

Indications for mastoidectomy may include:

  • Subperiosteal abscess, such as postauricular fluctuance or mass
  • Coalescent mastoiditis in CT scan (regardless of other clinical features)
  • Chronic suppurative otitis media or cholesteatoma
  • Progression of postauricular swelling or fluctuance, fever, and other clinical findings or continuous drainage despite parenteral antimicrobial therapy and Myringotomy.

References

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