title: [Ear surgery outcomes in patients operated on for otosclerosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Stapedectomy is currently the treatment with which the best results are obtained among patients with otosclerosis, which is why it is the treatment of choice.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our paper is to evaluate the auditory results of patients diagnosed with this illness who were subjected to surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population comprised all patients attending the otosurgery clinic with a diagnosis of otosclerosis and who were selected to undergo stapedectomy treatment with the Schuknecht technique between June 2003 and June 2005.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our sample contained 44 patients, 3 of whom received bilateral treatment, for a total of 47 operated ears. 70.2 % were women and men the remaining 29.8 %, between the 3rd and 5th decades of life. Partial platinectomy was done in 53.2 % of the patients, total platinectomy in 40.4 %, and platinostomy in 6.4 %.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The conclusion of our study is that all the patients who received surgical treatment had an auditory improvement of 36.7 dB on average and there was no significant difference in the type of platinectomy performed. Complications were rare and with no auditory repercussions.
authors: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras, La Habana, Cuba.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Paz Cordovés
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Leyva Montero
authors: Alina M
authors: AM
authors: García de Hombre
authors: Glenda M
authors: GM
authors: Prieto Zelaya
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome