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[Indications of HR-CT in the early postoperative phase of stapedotomy]
S Kösling1, S Brandt, M Bloching
1Klinik für Diagnostische Radiologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. sabrina.koesling@medizin.uni-halle.de
Purpose:
This is an analysis of high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) performed in patients with and without symptoms after stapes surgery during the early postoperative phase.
Materials And Methods:
We examined 37 patients who underwent stapes surgery between January 1995 and December 2000. HR-CT of the temporal bone was performed in axial and coronal planes with 1-mm-slice thickness and table feed. A reoperation was performed in 7 patients. CT findings were compared with clinical follow up and surgical findings.
Results:
All patients showed postoperative opacification of the tympanic cavity and external auditory canal as well as partial opacification of the mastoid on CT scans. A dislocation of the prosthesis was found in 11 cases and air bubbles were seen in the vestibule of 5 patients. In one case, small bone fragments were detected in the vestibule. In 6 of 7 cases, CT results were confirmed by retympanotomy.
Conclusions:
Due to overlapping of normal and pathological findings in the early postoperative period, indications for HR-CT are limited in this period.
