Mastoidectomy Open Access Articles
A mastoidectomy is
surgery to urge obviate
cells within the hollow, air-filled spaces in the skull behind the ear . These
cells are called mastoid air cells. This
surgery wont be a standard to treat an
infection in mastoid air
cells In most cases, the condition was caused by an ear
infection that spread to the bone within the skull. you'll receive general
anaesthesia , so you'll be asleep and pain free. The specialist will make a cut behind the ear. A bone drill are going to be wont to gain access to the centre ear cavity that's behind the mastoid within the skull. The infected parts of the mastoid or ear tissue are going to be removed and therefore the cut is stitched and covered with a bandage. The surgeon may put a drain behind the ear to stop fluid from collecting round the incision. The operation will take 2 to three hours. The mastoid, along with the tympanic, squamous, and petrous bones, form the temporal bone. A number of critical structures are either located within or traverse through the temporal bone. The temporal bone is located between the occipital bone posteriorly, the parietal bone superiorly, the sphenoid bone anterior medially, and the soft
tissues of the neck inferiorly.
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