Surgical Management of Retraction Pockets: Does Mastoidectomy have a Role? [PDF]
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021 Introduction Retraction pocket is a condition in which the eardrum lies deeper within the middle ear. Its management has no consensus in literature. Objective To assess the role of mastoidectomy in the management of retraction pockets added to
Francesco Dispenza +4 more
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Auditory outcomes and predictors following ossiculoplasty in cholesteatoma surgery: a retrospective analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryIntroductionMiddle ear cholesteatoma causes bone/ossicular erosion. This study aimed to analyze auditory outcomes after ossiculoplasty in cholesteatoma surgery and to identify predictors of hearing outcomes related to middle ear or surgery.MethodsA ...
Alexandre Karkas +8 more
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Efficacy of ossiculoplasty in patients with chronic otitis media with severe to profound hearing loss [PDF]
Scientific ReportsChronic otitis media (COM) is treated medically and/or surgically. Ossiculoplasty for COM with severe-to-profound hearing loss has not been recommended because the severity of hearing loss before surgery is negatively associated with postoperative ...
Da Jung Jung +4 more
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B-ENT, 2022 Endoscopic ear surgery is evolving as a treatment modality for temporal bone pathologies.We wish to discuss the advantages and difficulties of the use of the endoscope to assess and address ossicular chain pathology.
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A Multi-Center Study of Ossiculoplasty Hearing Outcomes and a Grading Scale of Ear Environment Risk. [PDF]
LaryngoscopeObjective: To determine which ear environment risk factors impact ossiculoplasty hearing outcomes and to generate a statistically-valid grading system for ossiculoplasty outcome reporting. Study Type: Retrospective case series.
Gluth MB +11 more
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Improved Bone Conduction Hearing After Middle Ear Surgery: Investigation of the Improvement Mechanism [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Objectives. When performing middle ear operations, such as ossiculoplasty or stapes surgery, patients and surgeons expect an improvement in air conduction (AC) hearing, but generally not in bone conduction (BC).
Hantai Kim +3 more
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Ossiculoplasty with Sculpted Incus: Hearing Results and Risk Factors [PDF]
Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2015 Background: Incus is the most common damaged ossicle in the ear trauma and chronic infection (COM). Sculpted incus is one of the methods have been used for ossicular reconstruction and transition of sound from tympanic membrane to stapes.
Farhad Mokhtarinejad +3 more
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A Novel 3D-Printed Training Platform for Ossiculoplasty with Objective Performance Evaluation [PDF]
Applied SciencesOssiculoplasty (OPL) aims to restore ossicular chain continuity to improve hearing in patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss, often performed during tympanoplasty.
Nicolas Emiliani +11 more
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Ossicular Chain Reconstruction With Glass Ionomer Cement Following Removal of Active Middle Ear Implant [PDF]
OTO OpenThe use of bone cement in ossicular chain reconstruction (OCR) represents an area of recent interest. This multi‐institutional retrospective study assesses the efficacy of glass ionomer cement (GIC) in OCR following the explantation of a fully ...
William J. McFeely +2 more
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Anatomical and functional results of ossiculoplasty using titanium prosthesis [PDF]
Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica, 2018 Titanium ossicular chain replacement prosthesis is often used for rehabilitation of the columellar effect in otologic surgeries. This retrospective study aims to analyse the anatomical and functional results of surgeries in which a titanium prosthesis ...
G. Lahlou +6 more
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