title: Eighteen-year report on stapedectomy. II. Postoperative therapy.
abstract: This second section deals with the basis of postoperative therapy following stapedectomy. They develop first the immediate postoperative care, then maintenance therapy, mainly NaF therapy to slow down or arrest cochlear enymatic deterioration, if needed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D003051:Cochlea / Q000098:blood supply; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000098:blood supply; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D010498:Perilymph / Q000502:physiology; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011312:Pressure; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D012969:Sodium Fluoride