Endoscopic stapedotomy:A comparison between the conventional approach versus CO_(2)laser‐assisted surgery

作     者：Pradeep Pradhan Vinusree Karakkandy Chappity Preetam Pradipta K.Parida Pradeep Pradhan;Vinusree Karakkandy;Chappity Preetam;Pradipta K. Parida

作者机构：Department of ENT and Head Neck SurgeryAll India Institute of Medical SciencesBhubaneswarOdishaIndia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery》 (世界耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第9卷第4期

页      面：308-313页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100213[医学-耳鼻咽喉科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：CO_(2)laser conventional approach endoscopic stapedotomy outcomes 

摘      要：Background:Although the utility of laser fiber in microscopic stapes surgery has been documented in the past,their role can be highly emphasized in endoscopic stapes surgery,especially in difficult anatomical ***:This is a retrospective analysis of cases where a total of 46 patients(22 in conventional stapedotomy and 24 in CO_(2) laser‐assisted stapedotomy)were included in the *** clinical parameters were assessed both in the preoperative and postoperative periods in the respective groups and later compared 12 weeks after ***:A total of 90.90%(20/22)of the patients in the conventional stapedotomy and 95.83%(23/24)of patients in laser‐assisted stapedotomy had20 dB of AB gap in the postoperative period(P=0.71).Canaloplasty was required in six patients in the conventional stapedotomy and none of the patients in the laser group needed the same(P=0.01).Chorda tympani nerve was manipulated in 59.09%(13/22)and 25.00%(6/24)of cases in the conventional group and in the CO_(2) laser group,respectively(P=0.01).Conclusion:Although the audiological outcomes with fiber‐enabled CO_(2) laser in endoscopic stapedotomy are comparable to conventional surgery,it is a better tool in a narrow auditory canal,requiring minimal manipulation of the chorda tympani nerve.