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[Therapeutic effects of small fenestra stapedotomy with semiconductor diode laser: a comparison with microdrill]
Xiao-Hua Feng1, Nan-Ping Xie, Feng Lin
1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Objective:
To compare the effects of small fenestra stapedotomy with semiconductor diode laser and microdrill in patients with otosclerosis.
Methods:
Twenty-six patients (29 ears) undergoing stapedotomy with semiconductor diode laser and 19 patients (21 ears) with microdrill were compared for the hearing results and complication rates.
Results:
No statistically significant differences were found in postoperative speech frequency and high frequency pure tone average in closing the air-bone gap between the two groups. The ears treated by stapedotomy with semiconductor diode laser showed significantly better preoperative minus the postoperative air-bone gap and milder dizziness.
Conclusion:
In spite of the good hearing outcomes in both groups, small fenestra stapedotomy with semiconductor diodelaser can achieve better results and reduce the incidence of complications.
