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Second operation aftet 6 months

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hondwagen
hondwagen

Anyone had to go for a second operation ?

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  • ian67108
    ian67108 hondwagen

    Posted

    Hi hondwagen

    please see my thread at the end of ryan's post

    regards

  • Coalesce
    Coalesce hondwagen

    Posted

    Yes indeed. My first cholesteatoma took 2 procedures to fully clear and to allow for reconstruction. I've been in for a 3rd operation in 2012 to clear a full recurrence that took out the reconstruction and further eroded the skull.

    If your cholesteatoma is well concentrated and localized (in a roughly ball shape) it can be cleared in a single procedure. If instead it's extending 'processes' throughout the surrounding areas, it can take two or more procedures to clear.

    • Coalesce
      Coalesce

      Posted

      Upon glancing at your original post again I wonder if you meant a 2nd procedure regarding a recurrence of the cholesteatoma. This isn't terribly uncommon at about 10-15% of cases within 1 to 3 years. Reviewing the medical literature, long term rate of recurrence isn't terribly well studied but reports range from 40-60% of cases.
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