The outcome of a mastoidectomy is a clean, healthy ear without infection. However, both a modified radical and a radical mastoidectomy usually result in less than normal hearing.
Mastoidectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the mastoid.
A mastoidectomy is performed with the patient fully asleep under general anesthesia
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Topical antibiotics are then placed in the ear.
Normal results will be negative, showing no antinuclear antibodies.
Normal results include satisfactory clearance of the toxic substance or waste products from the patient's blood.
Normal results include improved breathing and airflow through the nostrils, and an acceptable outward shape of the nose.
Normal results of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are dye evenly distributed throughout the bile ducts.
Colpotomy results are considered normal when the incision performed allows the surgeon to meet the goal of the overall surgical protocol.
There are several different types of mastoidectomy procedures, depending on the amount of infection present