Clinical efficacy and prognostic factors of endoscopic surgery for chronic suppurative otitis media: a retrospective cohort study

Key Points

• To assess the efficacy of endoscopic surgery for chronic suppurative otitis media and identify prognostic factors.
• Retrospective cohort study design
• Analysis focused on patients undergoing endoscopic surgery
• Follow-up duration of 6 months
• Endoscopic ear surgery demonstrated effectiveness as a treatment for chronic suppurative otitis media
• Cholesteatoma presence correlated with worse outcomes
• Longer disease duration and severe preoperative hearing loss were associated with poorer surgical results

Abstract