Mainak Dutta, Sharafali Kadambott, Sutarthi Kar, Mirza Arbaz, Chandan Seth
OBJECTIVE: To report two patients with iatrogenic, epidermoid implantation cysts associated with the standard retroauricular (Wilde's) incision, to establish their etiology, to explore means to prevent them, and to ensure that this experience adds to the learning curve of the surgical training of the residents. METHODS: Case series with the review of literature. RESULTS: One of the two patients, who had an unremarkable follow-up period after cortical mastoidectomy and cartilage tympanoplasty performed three years back, presented with a retroauricular cystic swelling visible since two months...
December 13, 2022: Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal