Pars Tensa (after Sade and Berco 1976)
Pars Flaccida (attic retraction pockets) (after Tos 1988)
Congenital: keratinizing epithelium rests within ME cleft (Michaels 1986).
Acquired: four basic theories
Clinically, multiple mechanisms likely contribute.
Aerobes
Anaerobes
Complication with acellular hyalin & calcified deposits in TM & ME submucosa; often clinically insignificant.
Part 1 Acute / Chronic / Masked mastoiditis
Part 2 Complications of mastoiditis
Part 3 Surgery of the mastoid
Incidence
Pathophysiology
Bacteriology
Clinical features
Investigations
Differential diagnosis
Management
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