The Impact of COVID-19 on Cholesteatoma Diagnosis and Treatment
There was no significant difference in disease severity or delays in treatment when comparing the prepandemic to the pandemic population. There was a quicker time from referral to surgery and decreased surgical times during the pandemic.
Authors
- Courtney B. Shires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0918-8172)
- Mark Landry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8741-5409)
- Karuna Dewan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-2040)
- Jeremy J. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1476-6192)
- Steven A. Conrad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4014-969X)
Institutions
- Louisiana State University in Shreveport (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- West Cancer Center (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.73306
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00