Juvenile stapedectomy.
Stapedectomy in children has long been regarded as taboo and published accounts of this surgery in this age group are few. This paper presents a small series of 29 stapedectomies in patients aged 21 or less; 19 for otosclerosis, 10 for other pathologies associated with stapedial fixation. The results on the otosclerotic group (17 [89%] success, 2 no change, 0 sensorineural loss) were comparable with stapedectomy in adults. The results in the non-otosclerotic group (5 better, 2 no change, 3 sensorineural losses) were not satisfactory, and stapedectomy for stapedial fixation caused by conditions other than otosclerosis cannot be recommended in this age group.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000601:surgery; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013199:Stapes / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D013201:Stapes Surgery