Surgical decision-making in cholesteatoma-induced labyrinthine fistula: hearing outcomes in a tertiary referral center
İlker Akyıldız, Murat Günay, Sibel Alicura Tokgöz, Murad Mutlu, Samet Özlügedik, Muharrem Dağlı · 2026
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İlker Akyıldız and co-authors reviewed surgery for an inner-ear problem caused by a benign ear growth, in work published in 2026. The growth, a cholesteatoma, can eat into the balance canals of the inner ear and form a leak called a fistula. Surgeons must clear the growth while trying to save hearing. The team studied cases treated at one large referral hospital.
Of 230 patients operated on for the growth, thirty-nine had such a leak, most often in the side balance canal. Hearing stayed steady six months after surgery for early and middle stage leaks. Late stage cases varied more, with some loss on average. In five hard cases, surgeons removed part of the inner ear, yet every patient kept some hearing and none lost it fully. Passing dizziness faded with rest and medicine in all cases.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | İlker Akyıldız, Murat Günay, Sibel Alicura Tokgöz, Murad Mutlu, Samet Özlügedik, Muharrem Dağlı |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |