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Surgical treatment of otosclerosis, a Sri Lankan experience
1General Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka.
The Ceylon Medical Journal
|June 1, 1995
Abstract
Objective:
To assess the success of surgical treatment of otosclerosis by stapedectomy and replacement with prostheses and to compare the results with other series.
Design:
115 operations done in 109 patients at one of the ENT units of the General Hospital Kandy.
Results And Conclusions:
After post-operative periods varying from 1 to 6 years the patients were tested by audiometry. The treatment was successful in 86 (74.4%), partially successful in 21 (18.2%) and unsuccessful in 8 (6.9%). These results compare well with other published series.
