Endoscopic versus microscopic surgery for treatment of middle ear cholesteatoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopic ear surgery (EES) is minimally invasive and increasingly used to treat middle ear disease. In this meta-analysis, we compared the efficacies of EES and microscopic ear surgery (MES) in patients with middle ear cholesteatoma. The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched for studies that reported the comparative surgical outcomes of EES and MES in patients with middle ear cholesteatoma. We followed...