Cholesteatoma Surgery: An Art of Canal Wall Reconstruction is a comprehensive book covering most of the topics related to this field. A major part of the book covers all practical aspects of cholesteatoma surgery that are extremely useful for both junior consultants and postgraduate students.

Two main surgical techniques are commonly practiced for the treatment of cholesteatoma, which are canal wall up surgery and canal wall down surgery. Both these techniques have certain definitive and distinct advantages and disadvantages. The author has described that the most suitable technique for cholesteatoma removal involves the removal of the bony canal wall, leading to adequate and complete exposure of the disease with complete removal of the cholesteatoma, followed by reconstruction of the canal wall to give a normal and healthy middle ear cleft after surgery. This is the best and most effective way of dealing with cholesteatoma patients.

The key features of this book include the following:

• Reconstruction of canal wall defects by using tragal cartilage or conchal cartilage to avoid a lifetime cavity in the ear, thus avoiding cavity problems.
• A series of clear and self-explanatory surgical photographs and high-quality videos to help the readers understand the surgical techniques.

B.M. Gupta, MS (ENT), DLO, is a Senior Otologist at Gupta ENT Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He has a vast experience of more than 35 years in otology and performing all types of ear surgeries including tympanoplasty and ossiculoplasty, both primary as well as revision, in his state-of-the-art operation theater equipped with Lumenis CO2 laser machine. Dr. Gupta has delivered lectures as a guest speaker in various local, regional, and national conferences and has also conducted various continuing medical courses. He is the author of the very popular books An Approach to Successful Stapedectomy (published in 2021) and An Approach to Successful Tympanoplasty (published in 2023), both published by Thieme.