16 March 2026 : Clinical Research
Key Techniques and Outcome Analysis of Endoscopic Mastoid Revision Surgery
Nan Zeng ABCDEFG 1, Qiong Yang BD 1, Jie Wu BC 1, Mingxing Tang BC 1, Yubo Jin BCD 1, Lue Zhang CDEF 1, Jing Hu CDEF 1, Shuyi Hong BCF 1, Xiangbin Zuo BC 1, Shang Yan
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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951671
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951671
Figure 1 Operative techniques of mastoid revision surgery. (A) Creation of an inverted door-shaped skin flap. (B) Dissection of surgical cavity adhesions under continuous irrigation mode (black arrow: oval window, red arrow: exposed facial nerve, white arrow: retracted and adherent tympanic membrane). (C) Measurement using a disposable soft ruler to guide the selection of artificial ossicles. (D) Indwelling spinal anesthesia tube at the tympanic orifice of the eustachian tube. (E) Mastoid cavity packed with hydroxyapatite, with the surface covered by cartilage pieces (black arrow) and CGF membrane (red arrow). (F) External auditory canal incision covered with concentrated growth factor membrane (red arrow).