mastoidectomy

• Procedimento cirúrgico que consiste na remoção parcial ou total do osso mastoide, geralmente realizado para tratar infecções ou outras doenças do ouvido médio e do osso mastoide.

A surgical procedure involving the removal of part or all of the mastoid process, typically performed to treat infections or other conditions of the middle ear and mastoid bone.

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   A surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process, typically to treat chronic ear infections or mastoiditis.

   Remoção cirúrgica do osso mastoide

   • The patient underwent a mastoidectomy to clear the infection.
   • A mastoidectomy is often performed when antibiotics fail to treat mastoiditis.
   • The surgeon explained the risks of a mastoidectomy before the operation.