Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy: Diagnosis, Management, and Complications

Chris De Souza, Michael E. Glasscock (III)

Thieme, 2004 - Medical - 212 pages

An evidence-based approach for optimal management

Co-authored by leading specialists, this comprehensive and current book provides a detailed and practical discussion of otosclerosis patient diagnosis, treatment, and management.

The book presents a step-by-step account of stapedectomy surgery, and also covers: the pros and cons of all lasers including the latest erbium lasers and their current applications; the analysis of recent otosclerosis studies using CT scanning and audiometry as parameters; stapedectomy versus stapedotomy; frequent complications encountered in otosclerosis surgery; and much more!

Key features:

• Walks beginners through the fundamental steps necessary to fully understand otosclerosis and stapedectomy
• Solutions to difficult problems encountered daily by experienced otologists
• Special chapters on revision and laser stapedectomy surgeries
• Practical quiz that helps reinforce all the salient features of the book

Appealing to the novice as well as the experienced professional, this book is a key resource for any practitioner in the field - general ENT specialists, ENT surgeons, as well as medical students and otology fellows. Use this book to keep up-to-date on this important topic.

Contents

• The Historical Background of Otosclerosis: 1
• The Pathology of Otosclerosis: 3
• Physical Examination and Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Otosclerosis: 23
• Audiological Evaluation of the Patient with Otosclerosis: 31
• Radiological Imaging of Otosclerosis: 41
• Cochlear Otosclerosis: 51
• Medical Treatment of Otosclerosis: 59
• Hearing Aids and Otosclerosis: 69
• Lasers in Otosclerosis: 73
• Stapedectomy: 89
• Obliterative Otosclerosis: 119
• Poststapedectomy Perilymph Fistulae: 129
• Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Immediately Following Stapedectomy: 137
• Stapedectomy versus Stapedotomy: 141
• Bilateral Otosclerosis: 149
• Special Conditions and Complications in Otosclerosis Surgery: 157
• Otodystrophies: 169
• The Biomechanics of Stapes Replacement: 183
• Quiz: 189
• Index: 199

Popular passages

Page 146 - Am. 1996:29:245. [PMID: 8860923] (This article summarizes laser types and reviews their usage in the middle ear for chronic otitis media.) Sedwick JD, Loudon CL, Shelton C. Stapedectomy vs stapedotomy: do you really need a laser? Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

Page 73 - LASER is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

Page 147 - Eighteen Years Experience in Stapedectomy. The Case for the Small Fenestra Operation.

Page 146 - Hearing results in otosclerosis surgery after partial stapedectomy, total stapedectomy and stapedotomy. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 117:94-99 Pfalz R.

Page 19 - McKenna MJ, Kristiansen AG, Haines J. Polymerase chain reaction amplification of a measles virus sequence from human temporal bone sections with active otosclerosis. Am J Otol 1996; 17:827-830.

Page 86 - McGee TM. The argon laser in surgery for chronic ear disease and otosclerosis.

Page 156 - Linthicum F: Histologic evidence of the cause of failure in stapes surgery. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 80:67-77, 1971 18.

Page 28 - Filipo R, Brody S. Sensorineural hearing loss due to cochlear otospongiosis: theoretical considerations of etiology. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1975; 85:544-551.

About the author

Clinical Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Nashville, Tennessee

Bibliographic information

• Title: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy: Diagnosis, Management, and Complications
• Authors: Chris De Souza, Michael E. Glasscock (III)
• Editors: Chris De Souza, Michael E. Glasscock (III)
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Thieme, 2004
• ISBN: 1588901696, 9781588901699
• Length: 212 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology; Medical / Otolaryngology