What is Bondy's mastoidectomy?
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Bondy's mastoidectomy is a modified radical mastoidectomy where the mastoid cavity is exteriorized without disturbing the ossicular chain and pars tensa.
Bondy's mastoidectomy, also known as the Bondy operation, is a modified radical mastoidectomy. During the procedure, the mastoid cavity is opened to the outside, but the ossicular chain (small bones in the middle ear) and pars tensa (part of the eardrum) are left undisturbed.
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Bondy's mastoidectomy, also known as the Bondy operation, is a modified radical mastoidectomy. During the procedure, the mastoid cavity is opened to the outside, but the ossicular chain (small bones in the middle ear) and pars tensa (part of the eardrum) are left undisturbed.
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Bondy's mastoidectomy is typically used to treat epitympanic cholesteatoma (skin cyst in the middle ear) when the ossicular chain and pars tensa are still intact and hearing is good.
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It is important to note that the Bondy procedure is a type of canal wall down mastoidectomy, meaning the posterior wall of the ear canal is removed to create a larger cavity.
Sources
- Modified Bondy technique - PubMed - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Bondy Procedure: Our Experience - Scientific & Academic Publishing - article.sapub.org
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