Background:Stapes prostheses play a crucial role in improving auditory performance and facilitating the patient's reintegration into social life.However,determining the ideal characteristics of a prosthesis and identi...
Stapes surgery is the gold standard for managing otosclerosis.It has become increasingly appreciated to perform endoscopic ear surgery worldwide as the field of endoscopy expands.In basic terms,a stapes surgery intend...
Background:Although the utility of laser fiber in microscopic stapes surgery has been documented in the past,their role can be highly emphasized in endoscopic stapes surgery,especially in difficult anatomical situatio...
BACKGROUND Stapedial tendon ossification is a rare disease,with only a few reports.The stapedial tendon originates from the apex of the pyramidal eminence and is attached to the neck of the stapes.In stapedial tendon ...
Objective:To assess hyperacusis after stapedotomy and its possible influencing factors.Study design:Prospective,interventional,and longitudinal study.Setting:A tertiary referral center.Patients:Fifty consecutive patie...
Objective:To report the use of a 3 mm rigid nasal endoscope in primary endoscopic stapedotomy and clinical and audiological outcomes.Materials and methods:Thirty patients diagnosed with primary otosclerosis underwent ...
Objective:Stapes surgery is technically challenging,yet its methodology is not standardized.We aim to elucidate preferences in stapes surgery among American Otological Society(AOS)otologists and determine if any commo...
This work is conducted in Mansoura University Hospitals,Egypt,to show the advantages and disadvantages of endoscopic stapedotomy in comparison to microscopic stapedotomy.The work described has not been published previ...
Stapes surgery for otosclerosis has been proved to be a very satisfying procedure. However, the condition is difficult for the patients with no or little hearing gain after surgery and for those who had sudden or grad...