RESULTS OF FENESTRATION SURGERY FOR OTOSCLEROSIS

The fenestration operation for otosclerosis.

The Fenestration Operation for Otosclerosis

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...

Outcome of stapes surgery for otosclerosis.

Otosclerosis is an autosomal dominant disease affecting the otic capsule. It is believed to be rare in Asian countries including Malaysia. We analyzed the results of 29 patients (35 ears) who had undergone stapes surgery for suspected otosclerosis from January 1996 to June 2002. The demographic data was analyzed. The procedure most commonly performed was stapedotomy. The closure of air bone gap...