Total Endoscopic Ear Surgery in management of cochleocele: A case series.

Authors :: Mok F
Leonard CG
Adams MA
Trimble K
Papsin BC
James AL
Isaacson B
Source :: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology [Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol] 2020 Aug; Vol. 135, pp. 110109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 14.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Cochleocele is an extrusion or herniation of the endosteum, through an incomplete stapes footplate, into the middle ear. The cochleocele may rupture resulting in a cerebrospinal fluid leak into the middle ear space causing a risk of menigitis. We report six cases of Incomplete Partition Type I with cochleocele which have all been successfully treated using a Totally Endoscopic Ear Surgery approach even during infancy. As the first two cases developed post-operative pseudomonas meningitis, preventative strategies are recommended.<br /> (Crown Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)