04 May 2026
: Case report 
Extensive Temporal Bone Necrosis in Petrous Bone Cholesteatoma Complicated by Actinomycosis: A Case Report
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Saverio Nicoletti ABEF 1*, Giannicola Iannella AF 1, Giuseppe Magliulo BD 1, Daniela Messineo
B 2, Alessandro Corsi B 3, Annalisa Pace CE 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950701
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950701
Figure 2 Images obtained from the surgical video recording. (A) Removal of a necrotic bone fragment (white arrow) during mastoidectomy. (B) Dehiscent facial nerve in its mastoid segment (white arrow).