Microsurgery of the middle ear.
Microsurgery of the middle ear has evolved over the past three decades through the art of the technically possible to the art of the clinically advisable. Stapedectomy has been refined to achieve an acceptably high level of success. Tympanoplasty in its simpler forms (myringoplasty +/- incus transposition) is very successful in the restoration of a dry hearing ear. Reconstruction in the absence of a mobile stapes remains an unresolved problem. The safe avoidance of an open cavity in cholesteatomatous disease continues to be an elusive goal.
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D005276:Fenestration, Labyrinth; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods
D001672:Biocompatible Materials