title: [Stapedectomy: our results].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to value the hearing results obtained in our department following stapedectomy and the reasons of primary failures.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a retrospective study of 95 stapedectomies in 82 patients, performed from January 1997 to September 2002 at Hospital Xeral-Cies of Vigo (Pontevedra).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medium presurgical audiometric threshold was 65.71 and postsurgical 26.68. Good results were obtained in 84.21% of cases (air-bone gap closure difference under 20 dB), 10.52% had not change in air threshold and the rest deteriorated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We compare our results with other authors and we consider that stapedectomy is a safe surgical technique, but it has important complications and they have to be bear in mind to prevent them.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Xeral-Cíes de Vigo, Pontevedra. adecarro@mundo-r.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez-Carro Rios
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espiña Campos
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Ibarra Urbieta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Araujo Nores
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fariña Conde
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sánchez Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D017211:Treatment Failure