MASTOIDECTOMY

Course overview

MASTOIDECTOMY IS A SURGICAL PROCEDURE OF THE TEMPORAL BONE THAT OPENS POSTAURICULAR AIR CELLS BY REMOVING THE THIN BONY PARTITIONS BETWEEN THEM. EACH MASTOIDECTOMY IS UNIQUE BECAUSE OF THE VARIABLE PNEUMATIZATION PATTERNS OF THE TEMPORAL BONE. PATHOLOGY CAN ALSO LIMIT THE PNEUMATIZATION OF THE MASTOID CELLS AND FURTHER COMPLICATE THE MASTOIDECTOMY PROCEDURE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE, AND COMPLICATIONS OF A MASTOIDECTOMY. IT DETAILS THE IMPORTANCE OF SURGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANATOMY OF THE TEMPORAL BONE AND MASTERY OF THE STEPS OF THE PROCESS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC MASTOIDITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.