Cholesteatoma notes

My notes are helpful for anyone studying this subject, whether in the US, Australia, Europe, India, or anywhere else.

This note covers the following topics on Cholesteatoma :

- What is Cholesteatoma?

- Why is the term “Cholesteatoma” a misnomer?

- Structure of Cholesteatoma

- Theories of Cholesteatoma - Wittmack’s Theory, Ruedi’s Theory, Habermann’s Theory, Sade’s Theory

- MNEMONIC to remember Theories of Cholesteatoma

- Types of Cholesteatoma

- Congenital Cholesteatoma - Levenson’s Criteria

- Primary Acquired Cholesteatoma

- Secondary Acquired Cholesteatoma

- Bone destruction - Theories 

- Spread of Cholesteatoma

- Microbiology of Cholesteatoma

- Pediatric VS Adult Cholesteatoma

- Clinical Features of Cholesteatoma

- Investigations of Cholesteatoma

- Treatment of Cholesteatoma

This topic is explained in this YouTube Video.