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mastoidectomy (mas″toid-ek´tә-me)   surgical removal of mastoid cells; the most frequent indication for this is chronic infection in the mastoid process as a complication of chronic otitis media. The extent of surgery depends on extent of destruction. A radical mastoidectomy involves removal of diseased portions of the mastoid process as well as the incus and malleus of the middle ear and the tympanic membrane. The degree of hearing loss following mastoidectomy depends on the extent of surgery.




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