7 chronic suppurative otitis media with and without cholesteatoma
1. Chronic suppurative otitis media with and without cholesteatoma Hongyan Jiang MD&PhD Otorhinolaryngology Hospital,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
These more severe perforations. The middle ear structures can be easily seen. Note the malleus handle, umbo, incudostapedial joint, stapedius muscle, stapes in the oval window, and round window. A perforation of this size is likely to require surgical repair.
Infection in the mastoid has eroded through the mastoid cortex forming a “subperiosteal abscess.” This condition requires antibiotics and surgical drainage.