diagnosis, evaluation, pathology, surgical techniques, and outcomes /
Chris de Souza, Marcos V. Goycoolea, Neil M. Sperling
xii, 268 pages ;
29 cm +
1 videodisc (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Pathology of otosclerosis -- Genetics of otosclerosis -- Measles and otosclerosis -- Molecular biology of otosclerosis -- Audiological findings -- Radiological findings -- Cochlear otosclerosis -- Medical management -- Hearing aids and otosclerosis -- Stapedectomy -- Stapedectomy versus stapedotomy -- The use of lasers in stapedectomy -- Prostheses and stapedectomy -- Bilateral stapedectomy -- Revision stapedectomy -- Perilymph fistula -- Obliterative otosclerosis -- Who should perform stapedectomy and other issues -- Special conditions associated with stapedectomy -- How to do a stapedectomy flawlessly / Robert Jackler -- How to do a stapedectomy when the facial nerve is dehiscent / Thomas Linder and Christoph Schlegel-Wagner -- Revision stapes surgery / Neil Sperling -- Surgical approach to obliterative otosclerosis / Neil Sperling and Robert Vincent -- Revision stapedectomy / John Goddard and Audrey Calzada -- Otosclerosis : clinical considerations / Richard Wiet -- Causes of failure of stapedectomy / AG Pusalkar