Objective To improve the techniques required to perform a stapedotomy without prosthesis
(stapedioplasty). Study Design New infrared lasers were evaluated for potential use in …

The goal of surgical treatment of stapes fixation is to restore the impedance transfer of the
ossicular chain and the acoustic impedance of the annular ligament of the stapes footplate …

The results of 33 small fenestra stapedotomies performed using conventional techniques
were compared with the results of 33 stapedotomies performed using the argon or KTP …

Purpose: The primary use for the laser in otosclerosis surgery is to create a stapes footplate
fenestration that obviates the need for mechanical footplate removal. Experimental studies …

Data are reported from 323 otosclerotic ears in which primary surgery was carried out by
using a large fenestra stapedectomy technique with fascial sealing of the window In 129 …

Obliterative otosclerosis has been a challenge since the advent of stapes surgery.“Drill‐out”
procedures have had a generally poorer prognosis than conventional stapes surgery …

Cadaveric human temporal bones, cadaveric rabbits, and live rats were used to demonstrate
the utility and safety of the erbium: yttrium‐scandium‐gallium‐garnet (Er: YSGG) laser for …

Objective: Literature reports bactericidal and biostimulant effects for Nd: YAG laser
procedures on bone and oral mucosa but the possible overheating can cause damage to …

OBJECTIVE: To assess clinical safety and efficacy of the erbium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet
(Er: YAG) laser in the stapes surgery; to define and optimize parameters that render the …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To assess the potential carbon dioxide (CO2) and
potassium‐titanyl‐phosphate (KTP) laser‐related trauma to the saccule and utricle in a cat …