SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OTOSCLEROSIS- STEPEDECTOMY VERSUS STAPEDOTOMY

Otosclerosis- Stepedectomy versus Stapedotomy

Authors

  • Maj Amanat Ali Shah ENT Dept Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi
  • Bashir Ahmed Army Medical College Rawalpindi
  • Amir Ali Khan CMH Rawalpindi
  • Z.M. Rahat CMH Lahore

Keywords:

stapedotomy, stapedectomy, vertigo

Abstract

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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Published

30-09-2010

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 3 (2010): September

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Shah MAA, Ahmed B, Khan AA, Rahat Z. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OTOSCLEROSIS- STEPEDECTOMY VERSUS STAPEDOTOMY: Otosclerosis- Stepedectomy versus Stapedotomy. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2010 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 28];60(3):420-22. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1453