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How we do it: Switching from mechanical perforation to the CO 2 laser; audit results of primary small‐fenestra stapedotomy in a district general hospital
Author(s) -
Badran K.,
Gosh S.,
Farag A.,
Timms M.S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2006.01293.x
Subject(s) - footplate , medicine , perforation , audit , laser , otosclerosis , surgery , optics , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , management , economics , punching , metallurgy
Keypoints • The use of laser for stapedotomy was introduced in our department in the year 2002, and since then has taken over the mechanical technique. • A total of 85 patients who had undergone primary stapedotomy with either technique are reported with regards to effectiveness and rate of side effects. • Although footplate complications were reduced with the laser, short‐term hearing outcomes were similar between the two techniques. • In four occasions, the surgeon had to switch back to the mechanical technique unexpectedly. • Stapedotomy will continue to be performed with the laser in our department, bearing in mind the occasional need for the older technique.