title: Endoscopic transcanal stapes surgery: our technique and outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of endoscopic stapes surgery in terms of hearing gain and complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of 31 patients (13 males, 18 females; mean age 41.5±8.6 years; range 23 to 60 years) who underwent endoscopic stapes surgery in our clinic between April 2013 and June 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The mean preoperative and postoperative pure tone bone conduction, air-bone gap, postoperative air-bone gap gain, duration of surgery and complications were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The right ear was operated on 15 patients and the left ear on 16 patients. The mean postoperative air-bone gap was statistically significantly improved, compared to preoperative values (p<0.001). The mean air-bone gap gain was 25.5±7.0 dB.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study results suggest that endoscopy is a safe method which can be used in stapes surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, 53200 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özgür
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terzi
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oğurlu
authors.forename: Zerrin Özergin
authors.initials: ZÖ
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: Münir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demirci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001844:Bone Conduction; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult