PMID: 9193217Jun 1, 1997Paper

Shrapnell membrane and mastoid pneumatization

Archives of Otolaryngology--head & Neck Surgery
J SadéM Luntz

Abstract

To assess whether a correlation exists between the degree of pars flaccida (PF) retraction and the degree of mastoid pneumatization. The degree of PF retraction was defined by means of an operating microscope and a pneumatic otoscope. Degree of mastoid pneumatization was assessed planimetrically, using mastoid x-rays. Private otologic clinic. A total of 595 ears, with intact pars tensa, of 332 adult patients. The degree of PF retraction was found to be inversely correlated to the level of mastoid pneumatization. Poorly pneumatized mastoids were associated with PF retractions. The poorer the pneumatization, the deeper the retraction. Well-pneumatized mastoids were associated with normal position of the PF. This study lends further support to the possibility that the mastoid pneumatic system functions as a middle ear pressure buffer. This possibility gives further explanation as to why ears with poorly pneumatized mastoids tend to develop tympanic membrane retractions and perforations, incus necrosis, or retraction pocket cholesteatoma, while ears with a large pneumatic system are rarely at such risk.

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