title: Stapedectomy in children.
abstract: The records of 34 children and teenagers with a conductive hearing impairment and an intact and mobile tympanic membrane have been reviewed; 20 patients had a congenital hearing impairment. Stapedectomy was performed on 13 patients with satisfactory results in 12. In 3 cases the operation was terminated because of oval window or facial nerve abnormalities. In 4 cases there was no evidence of an ossicular problem, a so-called inner ear conductive hearing loss. Fourteen patients had otosclerosis, the youngest being 9 years old. Twenty-four stapedectomies were performed on this group with satisfactory results in 22. We conclude that the results of stapedectomy in children appear to be as satisfactory as results in adults.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000002:abnormalities; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000503:physiopathology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*