Health exams for: #AGEGROUP#
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
Select a link from the list below to learn how and why each test is performed, as well how to prepare for it.
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
Select a link from the list below to learn how and why each test is performed, as well how to prepare for it.
Mastoid air cells are open, air-containing spaces in one of the skull bones.
Mastoid air cells are open, air-containing spaces in one of the skull bones.
An infection of the mastoid air cells that cannot be controlled with antibiotics may call for surgical treatment.
An infection of the mastoid air cells that cannot be controlled with antibiotics may call for surgical treatment.
A mastoidectomy is the surgical removal of these mastoid air cells. The surgery may extend into the middle ear.
A mastoidectomy is the surgical removal of these mastoid air cells. The surgery may extend into the middle ear.
Review Date: 9/21/2022
Reviewed By: Josef Shargorodsky, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.