Retrospective cohort study shows endoscopic surgery improves outcomes in chronic suppurative otitis media, indicating cholesteatoma and disease duration affect efficacy.
Endoscopic ear surgery is an effective and safe treatment for CSOM in the mid-term (6-month) follow-up. Cholesteatoma, prolonged disease duration, and severe preoperative hearing loss are robust predictors of poorer outcomes.
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