Stapes surgery in children and young patients

ABSTRACT

Thirty two stapes procedures in children and young patients were reviewed. There were 18 males and 14 females. The mean age at the time of surgery was 16 years with a range from 8 to 20 years. Stapedectomy was performed in 12 cases and stapedotomy in 20 cases. Follow up period ranged from 6 monthes to 12 years with an average of 3 years. Our results showed an average postoperative air-bone gap of 9.8 dB and an average hearing improvement of 19.5 dB. The best results were obtained when the small fenestra technique was used. According to our results, we conclude that stapedectomy in children is satisfactory and the results are comparable to the other published results: