THREE CHILDREN WITH SURGERY FOR MASTOIDITIS

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  • Takahashi Masahiro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Ishigaki Takashi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Seino Yoichi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Yamamoto Yutaka
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine

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  • 乳様突起炎に対し手術を施行した小児3症例

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<p>　There is no definite treatment strategy for mastoiditis. In recent years, cases of acute mastoiditis have decreased, but we report 3 children in whom we performed surgery for mastoiditis via a postauricular incision at our hospital. All the three showed a good clinical course and good postoperative mastoid aeration.</p><p></p><p></p><p>　Although mastoiditis with bone destruction is, in general, considered as the indication for mastoidectomy, we consider that it is necessary to perform antrotomy not only in cases with bone destruction, but also in cases with abscesses resistant to antibiotic therapy or otic complications such as facial nerve palsy, because even in the absence of bone destruction, neuropathy and intracranial complications can occur in cases that are resistant to conservative treatment. We believe that there is no need to hesitate to perform antrotomy in cases where it is judged to be necessary, since the aeration of the mastoid after surgery was good in all cases.</p>

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  • JIBI INKOKA TEMBO

    JIBI INKOKA TEMBO 62 (2), 74-79, 2019-04-15

    Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo

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