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Preliminary outcomes of endoscopic middle-ear surgery in 103 cases: a UK experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2018

C P Yiannakis ,
R Sproat  and
A Iyer
C P Yiannakis*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Scotland, UK
R Sproat
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Scotland, UK
A Iyer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Scotland, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Constantina Yiannakis, Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Rd, Govan, Glasgow G51 4TF, Scotland, UK E-mail: c.p.yiannakis@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Background

Totally endoscopic ear surgery and endoscope-assisted microsurgery are still new concepts, with relatively few centres in the UK performing them. Advantages include better visualisation of difficult to reach areas, such as the sinus tympani, and limited external incisions. This paper reports our short-term outcomes for endoscopic middle-ear surgery.

Methods

A prospective review was conducted of the first 103 consecutive patients undergoing totally endoscopic ear surgery or endoscope-assisted microsurgery in 1 centre performed by 1 operator. The outcomes assessed were: tympanic membrane healing, audiological data and complications.

Results

Twenty-five patients underwent endoscope-assisted microsurgery, while 78 had totally endoscopic ear surgery. There were no reported cases of dead ear or permanent facial nerve palsy. The average air–bone gap following stapedectomy was 7.38 dB. The tympanic membrane healing rate was 89 per cent.

Conclusion

Our results confirm that endoscopic middle-ear surgery is safe, and the short-term outcomes are comparable with conventional surgery.

Keywords

Endoscopic Surgical ProcedureMiddle EarPostoperative ComplicationsAudiometry

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 132 , Issue 6 , June 2018 , pp. 493 - 496
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited, 2018 

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Footnotes

Dr C P Yiannakis takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

Presented at The Royal Society of Medicine Otology Section meeting, 6 May 2016, London, and at ‘CHOLE2016’ – The International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Middle Ear Surgery, 5–8 June 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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