Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2008
A patient with acute purulent otitis media complicated by mastoiditis was admitted to a hospital. Roentgenogram of mastoid processes showed the shadiowi-ng of the cellular system on the lesion, absence of bone septa was present. What are the necessary therapeutic actions at the second stage of mastoiditis?
Answer options
- Radical operation on the middle ear
- Mastoidotomy
- Cateterization of the Eustachian tube
- Tympanoplasty
- Paracentesis of the drum
Correct answer
Mastoidotomy
Explanation
A mastoidectomy is a procedure performed to remove the mastoid air cells, air bubbles in the skull, near the inner ears. This can be done as part of treatment for mastoiditis, chronic suppurative otitis media, or cholesteatoma.
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