Efficacy of incus reposition ossiculoplasty in middle ear cholesteatoma surgery

In surgery for middle ear cholesteatoma with intact ossicular chain, the type III-r ossiculoplasty showed comparable hearing result with the type I. Therefore, it may be legitimate not to exclude the possibility of adopting type III-r in surgery for cholesteatoma. However, this study is preliminary and further study is necessary to reassure the lower residual recurrence of cholesteatoma after type III-r than type I.