[Giant temporal bone cholesteatoma].

Presented clinical observation of a patient with exacerbation of left-sided chronic purulent otitis media complicated by extradural brain abscess, temporal bone osteomyelitis. The patient underwent a sanitizing operation on the left temporal bone with plastic closure of the defect in the postoperative cavity with a muscular-fascial flap. Described the postoperative management of the patient and presented the results of treatment 2 months after surgery.