[The practice of stapes surgury in Russia]

The aim of this study - to investigate the practice of stapes surgery in Russia using a special questionnaire (Appendix 1). Thirty-three questionnaires were sent to specialists dealing with stapes surgery in various Russian medical institutions. Responses were received from all ENT specialists, of whom 75.7% use stapedotomy as a technique. In most cases, colleagues perform more than 30 operations per year, there were also reports of performing about 100 operations per year and in one case 370 operations annually. 45.5% of respondents preferred a combination of general and local anesthesia for stapes surgery. According to the results of the survey, the titanium K-piston prosthesis is most frequently used. Analysis of the survey results showed that to date there is no unanimous opinion concerning some aspects of stapes surgery; however, in many issues the approaches of Russian surgeons coincide with the general world trends.