Cholesteatoma — Case Entry

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Section · demographics

Patient demographics

Patient age (years)

Sex

Paediatric risk factors (if patient is <18)

Section · presentation

Clinical presentation

Presenting clinical clusters (select all that apply)

Duration of otorrhoea (months)

Prior ear surgery / interventions

Trauma / myringotomy history

Section · complications

Complication screen (Step 2)

Extracranial complications present

Intracranial complications present

Section · otoscopy

Otoscopy / microscopy / otoendoscopy findings (Step 3)

Tympanic membrane findings

Hidden recess disease suspected

Section · aetiopathogenetic

Aetiopathogenetic classification (Step 4)

Aetiology

Section · et dysfunction

Eustachian-tube dysfunction screen (Step 5)

ET-dysfunction contributors

Section · audiology

Audiological evaluation (Step 6)

Hearing loss pattern

Air–bone gap (dB, average across speech frequencies)

Speech discrimination (%)

Section · imaging

Imaging (Step 7)

Imaging completed

HRCT findings (if performed)

Section · anatomical class

Anatomical classification (Step 8)

Anatomical pattern

Section · urgency

Surgical prioritisation (Step 9)

Urgency tier

Dr. Prahlada N.B