title: [Evaluation of efficacy of otosclerosis surgery on hearing outcomes].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study we aimed to evaluate the audiologic results and audiologic success rates following otosclerosis surgery and to discuss surgical complications and their management.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed 115 ears of 100 patients who were diagnosed with clinical otosclerosis and operated at Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology between May 2002 and April 2013. Postoperative air-bone gap was used in the evaluation of the success of the hearing results. The postoperative air-bone gap less than 20 dB was accepted as a success criterion. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Functional success was achieved in 105 of 115 operated ears (91.3%). Functional success rates according to types of piston for 0.6 mm wire Teflon piston (n=71), fluoroplastic Teflon piston (n=30), K piston (n=12) and Easy piston (n=2) groups were, 88.7%, 93.3%, 100%, and 100% respectively. Six patients (5.2%) underwent revision surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study results suggest that stapes surgery is a successful and safe treatment modality with high success and low complication rates in the management of otosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Kocaeli University, 41380 Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey. d.ozlemtopdag@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Deniz Ozlem
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Topdağ
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Topdağ
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.forename: Gürkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Işeri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D055815:Young Adult