Exploratory tympanotomy in conductive hearing loss with normal pre-operative investigations

CONCLUSIONS: In CHL with normal pre-operative investigations, ET represents the mainstay of treatment, even if audiological outcomes may widely vary. Intraoperative finding of stapes fixation (thus stapedotomy) ensures the best audiological and satisfaction outcomes.PMID:36654524 | PMC:PMC9853104 | DOI:10.14639/0392-100X-N1933

Source: Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica - January 19, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Michele Tomasoni Daniele Borsetto Alessandra Deretti Mara Arcuri Alessandra Sordi Silvia Zorzi Luca Oscar Redaelli de Zinis Cesare Piazza Alberto Deganello Tommaso Sorrentino Source Type: research