1990 Volume 1990 Issue Supplement37 Pages 17-25
Surgical treatment for chronic otitis media was done on 261 ears during the 10 years and 6 months from 1978 to 1988,105 ears for chronic suppurative otitis media,126 ears for cholesteatoma, and 30 ears for the second time.
Modified Wullstein III type opration w a s done in 21.2% but in cholesteatoma radical operation was done in 31.8% of the cases. Cholesteatoma recurred in 37.5% after tympanoplasty, and in 17.1% after radical operation. The frequent organisms were pseudomonas aeruginosa, sta. aureus, and proteus mirabilis. Recently gram negative organisms have increased. Postoperatively, hearing results were improved in more than 50% and there was no change regardless of the follow up term.
