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Introduction: Pediatric cholesteatoma is an aggressive disease which requires long-term evaluation to assess management strategies. The objective was to determine optimal follow-up duration in pediatric cholesteatoma to detect residual and recurrent diseases.
Methods: This cohort study was set in a tertiary referral center. All consecutive patients with a minimum 5-year follow-up were included. Medical history, initial extension, surgical procedures, and follow-up were collected. The main outcome measure were Kaplan-Meier survival curves of residual and recurrence cumulative incidence.
Results: Totally 239 ears with the first tympanoplasty between 2008 and 2014 were studied including 25% congenital. At first surgery (S1), mean age was 8.4 years and mean follow-up time 7.9 years. Mastoidectomy was performed in 69% and stapes was absent in 38% of cases. Notably, 83% (199 ears) had a second procedure (S2) of which 186 were planned. After S1, maximum cumulated incidence of residual was 45% [95%CI, 38%; 52%] at 74 months, with probability of residual of 39% at 3 years. After S2 (n = 199), maximum cumulated residual incidence was 21% [95%CI, 12%; 32%] at 62 months and 16% at 3 years. Concerning recurrence, maximum cumulated incidence after S1 (n = 239) was reached at 98 months with 21% [95%CI, 12%; 32%], 13% at 3 years and 16% at 5 years. Congenital disease had significantly less residuals after S1 (p = 0.02), but similar recurrence rate (p = 0.66) compared with acquired.
Conclusions And Relevance: We recommend MRI follow-up of at least 5 years after the last surgery for residual disease and clinical follow-up of at least 10 years to detect recurrence.
Level Of Evidence: 4 Laryngoscope, 134:4789-4798, 2024.
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