Cholesteatoma
Review articles bring together what experts know so far about one topic. They're a good next step if you want to go deeper than the monthly updates on cholesteatoma.
This list only includes reviews published in 2026, newest first. These publications are not summarized or checked here; each link goes to the original, which belongs to its authors and journal. Behind a paywall? Authors are often happy to email a copy if you ask them, and some public libraries can get articles for you. Everything on MedicalUpdates.ai is free.
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Most useful for patients and families (3)
Mastoid Obliteration in Addition to the Canal Wall Up Tympanomastoidectomy: A Systematic Review.
Erfurt C, et al. Otol Neurotol, September 2026
Evaluating long-term recurrence of cholesteatoma following primary surgery: an umbrella review of surgical techniques and patient factors.
Handoko E, et al. J Laryngol Otol, June 2026
Eustachian Tube Disorders in Children.
Walsh ME, et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am, June 2026
More review articles (10)
Many of these go into more clinical or laboratory detail.
Tympanomastoidectomy canal wall reconstruction with mastoid obliteration.
Vesole AS, et al. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, August 2026
Advances in the Study of NOD-Like Receptors in Common Otological Diseases.
Zhan L, et al. J Int Adv Otol, June 2026
Cholesteatoma-an immune disease.
Khatiwada A, et al. Clin Exp Immunol, May 2026
Benign, persistent, and invasive: mechanistic and translational approaches to middle‑ear cholesteatoma.
Samara P, et al. Explor Target Antitumor Ther, March 2026
Multimodal imaging in conductive hearing loss: Optimising CT, MRI and CTA for accurate diagnosis and management.
Vlachodimitropoulos A, et al. SA J Radiol, March 2026
Underwater endoscopic ear surgery: A systematic review.
Acharya S, et al. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, February 2026
Innovations in paediatric cholesteatoma surgery.
James AL. Auris Nasus Larynx, January 2026
Role of Epigenetics in the Pathogenesis of Acquired Cholesteatoma-A State of the Art Review.
Brar T, et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, January 2026
Mesna in Otologic Surgery: Efficacy and Safety-A Scoping Review.
Atamian KH, et al. Laryngoscope, January 2026
Ossiculoplasty in the Setting of Erosive Middle Ear Disease.
Johns JD, et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am, January 2026
Reviews in other languages (2)
Articles not written in English. PubMed lists an English title, shown here.
[Clinical manifestations and local inflammatory-destructive changes in congenital cholesteatoma of the mastoid process].
Boiko NV. Vestn Otorinolaringol, September 2026
[Staging of middle ear cholesteatoma surgery and its value for clinical decision-making].
Xu L, et al. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi, April 2026