title: [Pilot study on the diode laser in stapes surgery].
abstract: Stapes surgery has a long history. While the results are good, there is a possibility of complications that can lead to a worsening of hearing. The objective of this study was to study hearing in patients undergoing surgery using 980 Nm Diode laser in the immediate postoperative period. In no case was the bone threshold worse in the first audiometry control at 10 days of surgery. The use of a 980 Nm Diode laser thus minimises the chance of stapes footplate fracture with risk of its drop in the labyrinth. A thick stapes can be operated on without the trauma produced by drilling it. By facilitating the surgical procedure, stapes surgery with a 980 Nm Diode laser reduces the possibility of complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, España. mlna@telefonica.net
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Navarrete
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boemo
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darwish
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monzón
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rojas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*