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Mastoidectomy - series: Indications

 Indications

Mastoidectomy - series
Illustrations:

  • Normal anatomy
  • Indications
  • Procedure
  • An infection of the mastoid air cells that cannot be controlled with antibiotics may call for surgical treatment.

    Update Date: 2/19/2007

    Updated by: Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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