Otosclerosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Failures in stapedotomy for otosclerosis.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To review the results of 78 revision stapedotomies, determining the causes of failure and the predictors of surgical success. STUDY DESIGN: Case series with chart review. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: ... Read more...

Masked patulous Eustachian tube: an important diagnostic precaution before middle ear surgery.

30 Jul 2009 The Eustachian tube is normally closed, but it opens upon swallowing for only less than one second to equalize the middle ear pressure with the atmospheric pressure, and immediately closes again. Patients with patulous Eustachian tube (PET) suffer ... Read more...

Wideband energy reflectance measurements of ossicular chain discontinuity and repair in human temporal bone.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have suggested the potential of wideband energy reflectance (ER) for the assessment of middle ear disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of wideband ER in the evaluation of an ossicular discontinuity ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Otosclerosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Failures in stapedotomy for otosclerosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Pediatric neurotology. 30 Jul 2009
• Masked patulous Eustachian tube: an important diagnostic precaution before middle ear surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Wideband energy reflectance measurements of ossicular chain discontinuity and repair in human temporal bone. 30 Jul 2009
• Balance after stapedotomy: analysis of balance with computerized dynamic posturography. 30 May 2009
• Otosclerosis surgery: approaches, profits and complications. 29 Apr 2009
• [The comparative analysis of clinical symptomatology before and after the operation of otosclerosis] 29 Apr 2009
• [Verification of malleus head fixation : computed tomography as diagnosis standard] 29 Apr 2009
• Predictive role of audiological and clinical features for functional results after stapedotomy. 13 Apr 2009
• Post-stapedectomy cochlear otosclerosis. 30 Mar 2009
• Otosclerosis: The effect of stapes surgery on the bone conduction audiogram. 30 Mar 2009
• Effect of preoperative hearing level on success of stapes surgery. 26 Mar 2009
• CT grading of otosclerosis. 23 Mar 2009
• [Otospongiosis] 18 Mar 2009
• [Clinical implications of iatrogenic lesion in the chorda tympani nerve during otosclerosis surgery] 27 Feb 2009
• [Current concepts in the surgical management of otosclerosis] 27 Feb 2009
• Piezosurgery in otologic surgery: four years of experience. 27 Feb 2009
• A genome-wide analysis identifies genetic variants in the RELN gene associated with otosclerosis. 17 Feb 2009
• Improvement of bone conduction after stapes surgery in otosclerosis patients with mixed hearing loss depending from surgical technique. 8 Feb 2009
• [Results after stapedotomy in otosclerosis] 7 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Otosclerosis'

Definition: Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.

Descriptor UI: D010040

Alternative terms: Otosclerosis; Otoscleroses; Otospongiosis; Otospongioses;

Related Mesh Headings: Fenestration, Labyrinth; Stapes Mobilization;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C09.218.768;