Thong J Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Working at Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Place of living is Hong Kong. Subjects of Specialization are Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision.
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): WaiTsz WT Chang, Thong J and Michael CF Tong
Petrous cholesteatoma is a rare clinical entity and surgical treatment is difficult because the anatomical location of the petrous bone. It poses potential surgical risk of injury to the facial nerve, labyrinth, carotid artery, dura and risk of cerebrospinal fluid leak. We report a case of a young patient with extensive petrous cholesteatoma with erosion of basal turn of the cochlea, posterior semicircular canals and dehiscence of tegmen, facial nerve, carotid canal and roof of the internal auditory canal. It was successfully treated via the endoscopic transcanal approach. This surgical approach provides an excellent anatomical advantage of reaching the tumor with minimal destruction to the vital structures. It minimises soft tissue dissection and left the n... view moreĀ»