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Title: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OTOSCLEROSIS- STEPEDECTOMY VERSUS STAPEDOTOMY: Otosclerosis- Stepedectomy versus Stapedotomy
Authors: Maj Amanat Ali Shah, Bashir Ahmed, Amir Ali Khan, Z.M. Rahat
Journal: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal (PAFMJ)
Publisher: Army Medical College, Rawalpindi.
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2010
Volume: 60
Issue: 3
Language: English
Keywords: VertigoStapedotomystapedectomy
Objectives: To compare post operative morbidity after stapedotomy with stapedectomy.Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.Place and Duration of Study: ENT Departments of CMH Rawalpindi and CMH Lahore from Jan 2006 to Jan 2009.Patients and Methods: Forty eight patients were included in this study and were divided into two groups; 14 patients underwent stapedectomy and 34 patients underwent stapedotomy.Results: 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.
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