Surgeon's workshop: Eighteen-year report on stapedectomy. IV. Long-term functional results.
This is the last of a series of 4 articles detailing the history of 20893 stapedectomies over an 18-year period. In this fourth part, the authors study long-term functional results in relation to the type of stapedectomy, the importance of the cochlear involvement and the general pathology, mainly vascular. The come to the conclusion that good long-term functional results imply the necessity of combining a carefully performed stapedectomy using a living tissue graft, a strict audiometric surveillance and an adequate postoperative therapy, including (if necessary) an extensive fluoride therapy.
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors