If visualisation is still not possible, refer for cholesteatoma to be excluded. Management. Any patient with diagnosed or suspected cholesteatoma should be referred urgently. Once the diagnosis is ...

Often when ear discharge consists of blood, it can be taken for physical injury caused by earbuds or foreign bodies inside ...

Cholesteatoma surgery focuses on the complete eradication of an abnormal, keratinising epithelial growth within the middle ear while preserving auditory function. ... CT and MRI appearance.

Single-cell transcriptomics of human cholesteatoma identifies an activin A-producing osteoclastogenic fibroblast subset inducing bone destruction. Nature Communications , 2023; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038 ...