OBJECTIVES (1) To describe the use of total ossicular prostheses (TOPs) in the setting of stapedectomy requiring an incus bypass procedure. (2) To analyze the short- and long-term audiometric results of TOP utilization in the setting of stapedectomy for an incus bypass procedure. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary neurotologic referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHOD...

The article gives an overview of the historical development of stapedectomy beginning with Kessel in 1876. Then, from the beginning to the middle of the 20th century, surgery on the oval window became obsolete, opening the way for an era of fenestration operations until Shea in 1956 performed the first modern stapedectomy using a Teflon stapes replacement prosthesis. Since then, numerous surgeo...

The history is critical in the diagnosis of otosclerosis. The typical symptoms of otosclerotic deafness are a gradually increasing unilateral or bilateral hearing loss, most frequently occurring between the end of the second and fifth decades; the presence of paracusis of Willis, and tinnitus. In two thirds of the patients, there is a family history of deafness with autosomal dominant pattern o...

OBJECTIVE To study the success results rates and complications of stapedotomy compared to stapedectomy in the operative management of otosclerosis. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 50 patients who were treated surgically for otosclerosis. The medical records of these patients were reviewed for the type of operation performed, complications and the serial pure tune audiometries pre- an...