Congenital stapes footplate fixation associated with duplication of lobule.
We report the case of an 18-year-old male patient who presented to us with unilateral conductive hearing loss with duplication of the lobule. An exploratory tympanotomy revealed stapes footplate fixation. A stapedotomy with insertion of a Teflon piston was performed with improvement in his hearing. We believe this is the first reported case of such an abnormality.
Sethi
Ashwani
A
Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated L N Hospital, New Delhi, India. dr_sethi@rediffmail.com
Sareen
Deepika
D
Meher
Ravi
R
Nath
Piyush
P
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013199:Stapes / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods