title: "Second ear" stapedotomy: is it safe?
abstract: This study reports the evaluation of "second ear" stapedotomiesy results in 23 patients with otosclerosis. All pre- and post-operative audiological data, all relevant surgical information and patients' features were analyzed retrospectively. The air-bone gap showed a significant improvement in all patients. The bilateral audiometric thresholds improved in 20 (87.0%) patients; in 1 (4.3%) patient, unilateral improvement occurred with no changes in the other ear and in 2 (8.7%) patients improvement occurred in first operated ear and dropped in the second ear after the last procedure. During the follow-up, there were no incapacitating complications. Based on these findings, we can conclude Our study concluded that second ear stapedotomy is a safe procedure with good results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Campinas State University, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ch G
authors.initials: ChG
authors.lastname: Albrechet
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bernardes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001844:Bone Conduction; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects