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Background: This study aimed to compare total endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) and microscopic postauricular canal-wall-down tympanomastoidectomy (CWD) in cholesteatoma surgery in our clinic.
Methods: This study included 59 patients, of whom 30 and 29 were operated on with CWD in 2016-2018 and TEES in 2019-2021, respectively and compared regarding intraoperative findings, hearing outcomes, long-term outcomes, and recidivism rates between groups. This study excluded patients in stage IV according to the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology/Japan Otological Society Staging System on Middle Ear Cholesteatoma, aged < 18, with congenital cholesteatoma, who underwent revision surgery.
Results: Two patients in the TEES group had recidivism (6.9%), with recurrent disease observed in both patients and residual disease in none, whereas 3 patients in the CWD group had recidivism (10%), including recurrent disease in 2 and residual disease in 1 patient. Tympanic membrane perforation occurred in 2 (6.9%) and 1 (3.3%) patients in the TEES and CWD groups, respectively. The 2 groups revealed no significant difference in terms of recidivism and perforation rates (P=1.000, P = .612). The CWD group had a longer mean operation time (225.54 ± 47.86 minutes) than the TEES group (160.55 ± 24.98 minutes) (P < .001). The 2 groups demonstrated no significant difference regarding pre- and postoperative air–bone gap (ABG) and ABG gain (P = .105, P=.329, P=.82, respectively).
Conclusion: Total endoscopic ear surgery provides similar results in terms of hearing, recidivism, and long-term outcomes with the microscopic CWD approach. However, the CWD approach is still important, especially in patients in advanced stages.
Cite this article as: Ekrem Zorlu M, Yaramis B, Emrah Ceylan M, Dalgic A. Comparison of total endoscopic ear surgery and microscopic postauricular canal-wall-down approach on primary acquired cholesteatoma. J Int Adv Otol. 2024;20(4):325-330.