title: Loss of stapes prosthesis into vestibule during stapedectomy: a case report.
abstract: We present a unique case of intraoperative loss of a piston prosthesis into the right vestibule of a 47-year-old man during stapedectomy. Despite the fact that the prosthesis remains unfixed in the scala vestibuli at the basal turn of the cochlea, the patient has remained nearly asymptomatic in his right ear for approximately 2 years. We discuss the patient's presenting condition, operative course, and our diagnostic and management strategy in this case.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Consulting Otologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Rex S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Haberman
mesh_terms: D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D001298:Audiology; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019933:Ossicular Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013199:Stapes / Q000502:physiology*; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000293:injuries*