title: Results of a European survey on current controversies in otology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Various topics in otology cause controversy among otologists internationally. The resulting variety of diagnostic and surgical concepts reflects differences between surgical schools and the lack of structured studies in the field.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the "Third Instructional Workshop of the European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology," we interviewed 100 invited instructors using a written questionnaire on 13 controversial topics in otology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analyses of the survey showed a variety of different approaches in most otologic topics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A further exchange of experiences and discussions in expert panels such as the Instructional Workshop of the European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology may help standardize concepts in otology for a safe, efficient, and cost-effective standard of care in otology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. simon.preuss@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Simon Florian
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Preuss
authors.forename: Jan-Christoffer
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Luers
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beutner
authors.forename: Jens Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Klussmann
authors.forename: Karl Bernd
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Huttenbrink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003625:Data Collection; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009225:Myringoplasty; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014433:Tympanoplasty