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Post-stapedectomy granuloma: a devastating complication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2017

E Watts ,
H R F Powell ,
S R Saeed  and
R M Irving
E Watts*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK
H R F Powell
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
S R Saeed
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK ENT Department, London Clinic, London, UK
R M Irving
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Emma Watts, ENT Department, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK E-mail: dremmawatts@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objectives:

This paper reports three cases of severe post-stapedectomy granuloma, emphasising the variable presentation of this devastating complication and the challenges of its management.

Methods:

A retrospective review was conducted of three cases of post-stapedectomy granuloma requiring surgical debulking between 2010 and 2015. Clinical symptoms, serial imaging, histopathology and post-operative outcomes were considered.

Results:

Intra-operatively, extensive granulation tissue with erosion of the otic capsule was found. There was spread along the VIIth and VIIIth cranial nerves to the cochlear nucleus in one patient. Post-operative clinical improvement was demonstrable, corroborated by diminution of contrast enhancement on serial magnetic resonance imaging. Facial nerve function recovered, tinnitus amelioration was variable and some otalgia persisted. Post-operative complications included grade IV facial weakness and late Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis, which all resolved.

Conclusion:

To the authors’ knowledge, this paper reports the only case of post-stapedectomy granuloma tracking to the brainstem. Otalgia was present in all our cases, and may be deemed a red flag symptom of progressive bony destruction and otic capsule involvement. Although granuloma remains rare, it should be considered in any patient with worsening otological symptoms following stapes surgery.

Keywords

Post-Stapedectomy GranulomaReparative Granuloma
Type
Clinical Record
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 131 , Issue 6 , June 2017 , pp. 557 - 560
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2017 

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