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This tool calculates the ChOLE stage. Simply choose a value per classification and the overall ChOLE stage calculated and displayed instantly.

 
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Cholesteatoma extension
Cholesteatoma extensionX
Not Identifiable (Not specified)
a) Supra- or infralabyrinthine extension of tympanomastoid cholesteatoma
b) Petrous apex cholesteatoma
Ossicular chain status
(at the end of surgery)
Ossicular chain status
(at the end of surgery)
X
Not Identifiable (Not specified)
Life threatening
complications
Life threatening
complications
X
Not Identifiable (Not specified)
None
Extracranial complication
Intracranial complications
Eustachian tube vent. & mastoid pneumatisation
Eustachian tube vent. & mastoid pneumatisationX
Not Identifiable (Not specified)
Moderate to good pneumatization good ventilation
> 50 % of cells aereated
Moderate to good pneumatization poor ventilation
< 50 % of cells aereated
Sclerotic mastoid
Poor pneumatisation and ventilation