Primary stapedotomy: Influence of prosthesis diameter on hearing outcome.

CONCLUSION: Primary small fenestra stapedotomy is an effective and safe procedure. A postoperative ABG within 10dB was achieved in 67.2% of patients and there was a reduced incidence of sensorineural hearing loss. Hearing outcome was not influenced by diameter of the selected prosthesis. Postoperative bone conduction hearing thresholds did not differ between the groups, which revealed no significant inner ear trauma caused by the larger piston. Although we did not find evidence to suggest one piston over the other, our results showed a trend toward better results with the larger prosthesis. PMID: 32888675 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola - August 31, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Salvador P, Costa R, Silva F, Fonseca R Tags: Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp Source Type: research

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