Surgical management of otosclerosis- stepedectomy versus stapedotomy

ABSTRACT

To compare post operative morbidity after stapedotomy with stapedectomy. Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study ENT Departments of CMH Rawalpindi and CMH Lahore from Jan 2006 to Jan 2009. Forty eight patients were included in this study and were divided into two groups; 14 patients underwent stapedectomy and 34 patients underwent stapedotomy. Severity and duration of vertigo and hospital stay with stapedotomy were less as compared to stapedectomy. Conclusions: These results demonstrated that postoperative morbidity with stapedotomy was less as compared to stapedectomy