stapedotomy

sta·pe·dot·o·my

(stā'pē-dot'ŏ-mē),
A surgical technique for the improvement of hearing in otosclerosis: a hole is made in the footplate of the stapes bone through which is placed the piston-shaped end of a prosthesis, the other end of which is attached to the long process of the incus bone.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sta·pe·dot·o·my

(stā'pĕ-dot'ŏ-mē)
A surgical technique for the improvement of hearing in otosclerosis: a hole is made in the footplate of the stapes bone through which is placed the piston-shaped end of a prosthesis, the other end of which is attached to the long process of the incus bone.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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Four patients, in whom stapes footplate fixation was detected and stapedotomy was not performed simultaneously, were excluded from the study.
Does The Type of Ossicular Chain Lesion Affect Outcomes in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Without Cholesteatoma?
However, stapedotomy, in which the immobile stapes is replaced with a dynamic prosthesis, is a surgical option for restoration of hearing in otosclerosis (2).
Does the Diameter of the Prosthesis Affect the Outcome of Stapedotomy?
Endoscopic surgery has been applied to a number of otologic operations, including tympanoplasty, ossiculoplasty, stapedotomy, cholesteatoma surgery, and cochlear implantation.
KTP-laser--assisted endoscopic management of glomus tympanicum tumors: A case series
Small fenestra stapedotomy was first developed by Shea in 1962.
ENDOSCOPIC STAPEDOTOMY--OUR EXPERIENCE
They may benefit from stapedotomy. This can be done in childhood and can result in better oral language development with or without hearing aid use, depending on the bone conduction levels.
Classification and Current Management of Inner Ear Malformations
Delayed facial palsy occurring some days or weeks following uneventful stapedectomy or stapedotomy is a rare symptom with a favorable prognosis.
Delayed facial paralysis following uneventful KTP laser stapedotomy: two case reports and a review of the literature
(1) In stapedotomy, a small hole is performed in the fixed footplate under microscope magnification and piston prosthesis is inserted in the hole and connected to the long process of the incus from the other side.
Outcome of management of otosclerosis by stapedotomy compared to stapedectomy in a Jordanian population
There is one case in which stapedotomy has been shown to notably improve hearing in a 12-year-old [8].
Ossicular malposition in Larsen syndrome: a case report
Objectives: To compare post operative morbidity after stapedotomy with stapedectomy.
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OTOSCLEROSIS- STEPEDECTOMY VERSUS STAPEDOTOMY
Patients fitted with prostheses after stapedectomy or stapedotomy were satisfied with the outcome and hearing benefit.
Otosclerosis and TGF-[beta]1 gene in black South Africans
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