Mastoid bowl

Last revised by Kyriacos S. Evangelou on 26 Aug 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Evangelou K, Mastoid bowl. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-92591

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-92591

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/92591

rID:

92591

Article created:

26 Aug 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Aug 2021, Kyriacos S. Evangelou

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At the time the article was last revised Kyriacos S. Evangelou had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Synonyms:

Mastoid cavity

A mastoid bowl or mastoid cavity refers to a post surgical cavity that is created from the resection of mastoid air cells and intervening septae, usually during complex mastoidectomies such as canal wall up or canal wall down mastoidectomies, or other surgeries such as cochlear implantations. The cavity can be filled with bone, cartilage, fat, or hydroxyapatite to minimize its size ², but may also account for a site of potentially recurrent soft tissue lesions, such as cholesteatomas.