HRCT TEMPORAL BONE FINDINGS IN ATTICOANTRAL TYPE OF CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA – FACT OR FICTION

The study was conducted in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded. It was a Prospective type of Descriptive study, carried out from 1st January 2020 to 21st June 2021. 60 Patients who attended the ENT OPD with signs and symptoms of Atticoantral type of chronic suppurative otitis media were included in the study. The main aims of the study were to study the Radiological findings of Temporal Bone in Atticoantral type of chronic suppurative otitits media; and to correlate the findings of HRCT temporal bone showing Atticoantral type of chronic suppurative otitits media; with intra-operative findings in Tympanomastoid surgeries