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79. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V.

30.04. - 04.05.2008, Bonn

Stapes surgery with implantation of three different types of stapes prosthesis, a retrospective study

Meeting Abstract

  • corresponding author Alin Horia Marin - “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Rumänien
  • Stelian Lupescu - “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Rumänien
  • Horatiu Stefanescu - “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Rumänien
  • Nicolae Balica - “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Rumänien
  • Stan Cotulbea - “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Rumänien

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 79. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Bonn, 30.04.-04.05.2008. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2008. Doc08hnod247

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Veröffentlicht: 22. April 2008

© 2008 Marin et al.
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Gliederung

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Objective: The objective of this study was to present our experience concerning the different surgical techniques and the different types of stapes prostheses we used in stapes surgery.

Method: We analyzed retrospectively the postoperative hearing results obtained in stapes operations with implantation of three different types of stapedial pistons. We studied a total of 154 stapes operations, 143 stapedotomies and 11 stapedectomies. In 49 cases a Causse-type Teflon piston with a diameter of 0,6 mm was inserted, in 45 cases we used a Fisch-type Teflon and stainless steel piston with a diameter of 0,4 mm and lately in 60 cases a Fisch-type titanium piston with a diameter of 0,4 mm was inserted.

Results: Pure-tone audiometry with appropriate masking was performed approximately 6 weeks postoperatively. The average postoperative ABG was calculated as the postoperative air PTA minus the postoperative bone PTA. Although the Fisch Teflon and stainless steel 0,4 mm piston gives a somewhat poorer result in the 0-10 dB range, the difference is not significant, and the results in the 0-20 dB range get comparable equal.

Conclusion: The material and the shape of the prosthesis does not influence the results of the operation in a key way. The experience and the manual expertise of the surgeon remain very important factors in providing a successful stapes operation. The choice between the different types of stapes prostheses depends a lot on the usage and preferences of the surgeons.