Small fenestra stapedotomy: technique and results.
Small fenestra stapedotomy can improve hearing, improve speech discrimination, and reduce the associated risks of conventional stapedectomy. The authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of small fenestra, as well as the results of their own stapedotomies.
Jahn
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Section of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103.
Battista
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001844:Bone Conduction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome