Revision stapedectomy.
During the past decade, the evolution of surgical techniques and philosophy for revision surgery after stapedectomy has accelerated. Lasers, new surgical techniques, and new prostheses now permit the precise identification and reliable correction of the conductive problem, while reducing the risk of postoperative sensorineural hearing loss that plagued nonlaser revision techniques.
D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D006309:Hearing; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D053685:Laser Therapy; D019933:Ossicular Replacement; D010498:Perilymph; D012086:Reoperation; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*