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dc.contributor.authorKhalil, Hisham
dc.contributor.authorWindle-Taylor, PC
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-21T18:03:54Z
dc.date.issued2003-12
dc.identifier.issn1472-6815
dc.identifier.issn1472-6815
dc.identifier.other1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/11312
dc.description.abstract

BACKGROUND: Canal wall down and canal wall up mastoidectomy represent two surgical approaches to middle ear cleft pathology. Very few studies have examined the effects of these procedures both on the patients' well being and on the resources needed to maintain that state. In this study the authors report the outpatient attendance pattern of canal wall down mastoidectomy patients METHODS: This is a retrospective case-note review of 101 patients who underwent a CWD mastoidectomy at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. All surgery was performed by the senior author (PCW-T) between 1985 and 1997. The main outcome measures were the frequency of outpatients' visits, clinical problems at visit and the percentage of discharged patients. RESULTS: The studied patients made a total of 1341 outpatient visits between November 1985 and December 1998 with an average of 13.3 visits per patient (median of 11 visits). Almost two thirds of the group still attend for regular follow up. The greatest number of visits occurred in the first 24 months after surgery. The commonest reasons for outpatient visits were the removal of the clinical features of chronic cavity inflammation. Residual/recurrent cholesteatoma, residual perforations and structural cavity problems were infrequent. CONCLUSION: CWD mastoidectomy carries an intrinsic morbidity resulting in a long term attendance in the outpatients.

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dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subject6.4 Surgery
dc.titleCanal wall down mastoidectomy: A long term commitment to the outpatients?
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12956889
plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume3
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalBMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1472-6815-3-1
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/Peninsula Medical School
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA01 Clinical Medicine
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dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2003-09-04
dc.identifier.eissn1472-6815
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2003-09-04
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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