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Extensive cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex presenting with facial paralysis and sensorineural hearing loss: a case report

Fasiyal paraliz ve sensörinöral işitme kaybı ile seyreden büyük petröz apeks kolesterol granülomu: Olgu sunumu

Işılay Öz(Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey)
Alper Nabi Erkan(Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey)
Haluk Yavuz(Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey)
İsmail Yılmaz(Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey)
Levent Naci Özlüoğlu(Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey)
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2013-01-15
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In this article, we report a case of a 27-year-old man who was operated using the transmastoid infralabyrinthine approach to drain a cholesterol granuloma cyst.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A cholesterol granuloma of the petrous bone is an expanding mass which contains fluids, lipids, chronic inflammatory cells, and cholesterol crystals surrounded by a fibrous lining.
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Key Findings & Data:The goal of surgery is to provide drainage and ventilation of the affected area to prevent recurrences.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, we report a case of a 27-year-old man who was operated using the transmastoid infralabyrinthine approach to drain a cholesterol granuloma cyst.
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⚙️Variables:Cholesterol granuloma · facial palsy · hearing loss

Abstract

A cholesterol granuloma of the petrous bone is an expanding mass which contains fluids, lipids, chronic inflammatory cells, and cholesterol crystals surrounded by a fibrous lining. The goal of surgery is to provide drainage and ventilation of the affected area to prevent recurrences. In this article, we report a case of a 27-year-old man who was operated using the transmastoid infralabyrinthine approach to drain a cholesterol granuloma cyst.

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Petröz kemikte kolesterol granülomu, içeriğinde sıvı, lipid, kronik enflamatuvar hücreler ve fibröz tabaka ile kaplı kolesterol kristalleri barındıran, büyüyen bir kitledir. Cerrahinin amacı, nüksleri önlemek için etkilenen bölgenin drenajı ve ventilasyonunu sağ- lamaktır. Bu makalede kolesterol granülom kistini drene etmek için transmastoid infralabirintin yaklaşımı kullanılarak ameliyat edilen 27 yaşında erkek bir olgu sunuldu

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Öz, I., Erkan, A. N., Yavuz, H., Yılmaz, İ., Özlüoğlu, L. N. (2013). Extensive cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex presenting with facial paralysis and sensorineural hearing loss: a case report. The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, Volume: 23 Issue: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1329668

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