A 30-year old male is having Attic cholesteatoma of left ear with lateral sinus thrombophlebitis. Which of the following will be the operation of choice
High-Yield Explanation
Canal wall down procedures: They leave the mastoid cavity open into modified the external auditory canal so that the disease area is fully exteriorised. The commonly performed operations for the atticoantral disease are atticotomy, radical mastoidectomy and rarely, the radical mastoidectomy. ( Ref: Textbook of diseases of ENT, PL Dhingra, 7th edition, pg no. 80)