Further experience with fat graft obliteration of mastoid cavities for cochlear implants

Obliteration of old mastoids and wet middle ears with autologous abdominal fat seems to be a reliable technique to render chronically discharging mast oid cavities or open middle ears dry and closed. This paper is the third in the series and looks at the intermediate results at five years. Of the 16 patients (one bilateral) 94.1 per cent of the ears are still dry and uninfe cted with closed external meati. Recurrent cholesteatoma was found in two p atients at implantation and removed.