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The relationship between dimensions of the Eustachian tube and acquired attic cholesteatoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2022

E A Cetinkaya Open the ORCID record for E A Cetinkaya [Opens in a new window] ,
A Yavuz ,
G Ozturk ,
S Ay ,
D Aydenizoz ,
O T Selcuk  and
H Eyigor
E A Cetinkaya*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
A Yavuz
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Imaging, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
G Ozturk
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
S Ay
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Imaging, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
D Aydenizoz
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
O T Selcuk
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
H Eyigor
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Erdem Atalay Cetinkaya, KBB Klinigi, SBÜ Antalya Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Antalya, Turkey E-mail: drerdemcetinkaya@gmail.com Fax: +90 242 249 44 00
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Abstract

Objective

This study investigated the relationship between physical dimensions of the Eustachian tube and the emergence of primary attic cholesteatoma.

Methods

A total of 31 patients with unilateral attic cholesteatoma were selected for radiological comparison. Standard point measurements as well as specific measurements were performed using imaging software. The length, narrowest diameter and bony segment volume, and pharyngeal orifice diameter of both sides of the Eustachian tube (attic cholesteatoma and healthy control ears) were measured and compared.

Results

Comparison of the values did not reveal any statistically significant difference between the attic cholesteatoma ears and the healthy control ears in terms of: Eustachian tube height, narrowest diameter, bony segment volume or pharyngeal orifice diameter.

Conclusion

No statistically significant difference was found between the cholesteatoma ears and the healthy control ears in terms of the osseous Eustachian tube size. The findings indicate that the Eustachian tube bony segment dimensions and pharyngeal orifice diameter are not factors in attic cholesteatoma development.

Keywords

CholesteatomaComputed TomographyX-RayEustachian Tube
Type
Main Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 136 , Issue 9 , September 2022 , pp. 866 - 870
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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Dr E A Cetinkaya takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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