Five years follow up of canal wall down mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma

Aim: to examine 5 year results of canal wall down mastoidectomy surgery for cholesteatoma. methods: it was a retrospective study,performed by reviewing medical records of 53 patients with cholesteatoma who had undergone canal wall down mastoidectomy in ent department,lahore medical & dental college lahore/ghurki trust teaching hospital lahore with a minimum follow-up of 5 years. results: during follow-up,3(5.6%) of the patients had undergone one revision surgery and 2 (3.7%) patients had two revision surgeries done. the recurrence rate of cholesteatoma was 9.4%. five years after canal wall down mastoidectomy,94.3% of the operated ears were dry,3.7% moist,and one ear (1.8%) was discharging. conclusion: it is concluded that the surgical technique of canal wall down mastoidectomy is a preferred option for the treatment of cholesteatoma.