An Antihistamine in the Fenestration Operation for Otosclerosis

The fenestration operation for otosclerosis.

The Fenestration Operation for Otosclerosis

On the technique of the fenestration operation.

IT is impossible within the space of one short article to describe fully the technique of the fenestration operation and discuss the merits of the various modifications practised by operators in different countries. Therefore certain points only have been touched upon which seem to have afforded the greatest interest in discussion with many surgeons, and which have seemed to have been the subje...

Fenestration surgery for otosclerosis: CT findings of an old surgical procedure.

Numerous attempts to deal surgically with otosclerosis were made before the current method of stapedectomy with stapes prosthesis was established. We report a case with unique CT findings of a patient who underwent fenestration surgery for otosclerosis in the early 1940s. Recognition of this old surgical procedure on the imaging scans may avoid misdiagnosis of labyrinthine fistulae or middle an...

Otosclerosis and a Review of Fifty-one Fenestration Operations

OTOSCLEROSIS is a disease of unknown ;aetiology. The microscopic pathology is a spongification of the bone of part of the otic capsule. The affected area is softer than normal bone and contains an excessive number of marrow spaces and thin walled blood vessels. TIhe lesion is usually bilateral, circumscribed, and occurs in the site of predilection, i.e., in the region of the otic capsule betwee...