Resultados auditivos del tratamiento quirúrgico de la otoesclerosis en el departamento de otorrinolaringología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Auditory results of surgical treatment of otosclerosis in the department of otolaryngology of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

RESUMEN Introducción: La otoesclerosis representa la causa de hipoacusia de conducción más común en adultos jóvenes. Las opciones de tratamiento incluyen amplificación mediante audífonos o resolución quirúrgica a través de cirugías como estapedectomía total o parcial, estapedostomía o implante coclear. Objetivo: Describir los resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico de la otoesclerosis en el Departamento de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Clínico de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile entre los años 1999 y 2018. Material y método: Se realizó un estudio de cohorte no concurrente con revisión de fichas clínicas y protocolos operatorios de pacientes atendidos en nuestro centro. Se registraron y analizaron las características biodemográficas de los pacientes, técnicas quirúrgicas, resultados auditivos, complicaciones, necesidad de reintervención y uso de audífono. Resultados: De un total de 78 pacientes sometidos a estapedectomía parcial (platinectomía parcial) o estapedostomía se incluyeron finalmente 37 quienes tenían datos clínicos completos, lo que corresponde al 47,4% del total. En ambos tipos de cirugía el promedio de gap óseo-aéreo varió de 30,8 dB en el preoperatorio a 13,9 dB en el posoperatorio lo cual es estadísticamente significativo. El promedio de variación de la vía aérea, éste fue mayor en el grupo de pacientes operados de estapedostomía, sin existir diferencias estadísticamente significativas al realizar test no paramétricos. Conclusión: Las características demográficas y los resultados auditivos obtenidos en nuestro centro son comparables con los descritos en la literatura. No existen diferencias significativas en cuanto al tipo de cirugía y la frecuencia y tipo de complicaciones, aunque se observan mejores resultados auditivos en los pacientes operados de estapedostomía.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Otosclerosis represents the most common cause of hearing loss in young adults. Treatment options include amplification with hearing aids or surgical resolution with surgeries such as total and partial stapedectomy, stapedostomy or cochlear implant. Aim: To describe the results of the surgical treatment of otosclerosis in the Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Clinical Hospital of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile between the years 1999 and 2018 Material and method: A non-concurrent cohort study was performed with review of clinical files and operative protocols of patients seen in our center. The biodemographic characteristics of the patients, surgical techniques, auditory results, complications, need for reoperation and use of hearing aid were recorded and analyzed. Results: Of a total of 78 patients undergoing partial stapedectomy or stapedostomy, 37 were finally included, who had complete clinical data, which corresponds to 47.4% of the total. In both types of surgery, the average bone-air gap varied from 30.8 dB in the preoperative to 13.9 dB in the postoperative period, which is statistically significant. Regarding the average of variation of the airway, this was higher in the group of patients operated by stapedostomy without statistically significant differences when performing nonparametric tests. Conclusion: The demographic characteristics and the auditory results obtained in our center are comparable with those described in the literature. There are no significant differences in the type of surgery and the frequency and type of complications, although better hearing results are observed in patients operated by stapedostomy.

Degree of tinnitus improvement with stapes surgery - a review / Grau de melhora do zumbido com estapedectomia - uma revisão

Abstract Introduction Otospongiosis is temporal bone osteodystrophy, characterized by disordered bone resorption and neoformation in genetically predisposed individuals. Clinically, otospongiosis is characterized by progressive conductive and/or mixed hearing loss and by tinnitus. Objective A review of the last two decades of publications that report the degree of tinnitus improvement with stapes surgery. Methods 125 articles published in the last 20 years mentioning the relationship between otosclerosis and tinnitus. Literature has always shown that the hearing improvement after stapes surgery was the main result sought and found. However, recent articles has reinforced the need for surgery for the tinnitus improvement. The ideal time to assess tinnitus through different scales is in the sixth month post-operative. The estimated average hearing improvement is 93% and tinnitus is 85.52%. Results Summaries of 12 articles were reviewed which fulfilled the search criteria of the survey, and 8 studies were included in the study according the selection criteria. This studies investigating the degree of tinnitus improvement with stapes surgery, using different scales as: tinnitus functional index, visual analog scale, tinnitus functional index and visual analog scale, visual analog scale and "questionnaire asking about tinnitus", Newman's method and Tinnitus Score Advocated by the Japan Audiological Society. The total of the samples of the evaluated articles was of 254 participants. Conclusion We conclude that stapes surgery is effective for the treatment of tinnitus (average improvement is 85.52%), and hearing loss (average improvement is 93%). When deciding about the surgical indication in patients with otosclerosis, the presence and level tinnitus should be considered as well as the level of hearing.

Resumo Introdução A otosclerose é uma osteodistrofia do osso temporal, caracterizada pela reabsorção e neoformação óssea desordenadas em indivíduos geneticamente predispostos. Clinicamente, a otosclerose é caracterizada por perda auditiva progressiva condutiva e/ou mista e por zumbido. Objetivo Uma revisão das últimas duas décadas de publicações que relatam o grau de melhora do zumbido com a estapedectomia. Método Foram analisados 125 artigos publicados nos últimos 20 anos que mencionavam a relação entre otosclerose e zumbido. A literatura sempre mostrou a melhoria auditiva como principal objetivo e resultado da estapedectomia. No entanto, artigos recentes reforçaram a necessidade de cirurgia para a melhoria do zumbido. O momento ideal para avaliar o zumbido através de diferentes escalas é no sexto mês pós-operatório. A melhoria auditiva média estimada é de 93% e a do zumbido, de 85,52%. Resultados Foram revisados resumos de 12 artigos que preencheram os critérios de pesquisa, foram incluídos no estudo 8 artigos de acordo com os critérios de seleção. Este estudo investiga o grau de melhora do zumbido com a estapedectomia, utilizando diferentes escalas: tinnitus functional index, escala visual analógica, tinnitus functional index e escala visual analógica, escala visual analógica e "questionário sobre o zumbido", método de Newman e o Tinnitus Score Advocated, da Sociedade Audiológica do Japão (Japan Audiological Society). O total das amostras dos artigos avaliados foi de 254 participantes. Conclusão Concluímos que a estapedectomia é bastante eficaz no tratamento do zumbido (melhoria média de 85,52%) e perda auditiva (melhoria média de 93%). Ao decidir sobre a indicação cirúrgica em pacientes com otosclerose, a presença e o nível de zumbido devem ser considerados, assim como o nível de audição.

Degree of tinnitus improvement with stapes surgery - a review.

INTRODUCTION: Otospongiosis is temporal bone osteodystrophy, characterized by disordered bone resorption and neoformation in genetically predisposed individuals. Clinically, otospongiosis is characterized by progressive conductive and/or mixed hearing loss and by tinnitus. OBJECTIVE: A review of the last two decades of publications that report the degree of tinnitus improvement with stapes surgery. METHODS: 125 articles published in the last 20 years mentioning the relationship between otosclerosis and tinnitus. Literature has always shown that the hearing improvement after stapes surgery was the main result sought and found. However, recent articles has reinforced the need for surgery for the tinnitus improvement. The ideal time to assess tinnitus through different scales is in the sixth month post-operative. The estimated average hearing improvement is 93% and tinnitus is 85.52%. RESULTS: Summaries of 12 articles were reviewed which fulfilled the search criteria of the survey, and 8 studies were included in the study according the selection criteria. This studies investigating the degree of tinnitus improvement with stapes surgery, using different scales as: tinnitus functional index, visual analog scale, tinnitus functional index and visual analog scale, visual analog scale and "questionnaire asking about tinnitus", Newman's method and Tinnitus Score Advocated by the Japan Audiological Society. The total of the samples of the evaluated articles was of 254 participants. CONCLUSION: We conclude that stapes surgery is effective for the treatment of tinnitus (average improvement is 85.52%), and hearing loss (average improvement is 93%). When deciding about the surgical indication in patients with otosclerosis, the presence and level tinnitus should be considered as well as the level of hearing.

Medidas de imitância acústica de banda larga em indivíduos com otosclerose / Wideband acoustic immittance measurements in subjects with otosclerosis

Na prática clínica, nota-se uma dificuldade em identificar a rigidez do sistema tímpano-ossicular decorrente da Otosclerose por meio dos métodos de avaliação rotineiramente empregados. Assim, as medidas de imitância acústica de banda larga podem fornecer mais informações sobre a condição do sistema tímpano-ossicular por avaliarem uma ampla faixa de frequência. O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar as medidas de imitância acústica de banda larga com os estímulos tom puro e chirp em indivíduos com diagnóstico de Otosclerose submetidos à estapedectomia ou estapedotomia. Foram avaliados 40 indivíduos na faixa etária de 33 a 80 anos, totalizando 54 orelhas operadas e 22 orelhas não operadas. A avaliação audiológica foi realizada por meio da otoscopia, audiometria tonal liminar, logoaudiometria e imitanciometria. As medidas de imitância acústica de banda larga foram obtidas por meio do sistema de medidas Middle-Ear Power Analyzer MEPA3, versão 5.0 (Mimosa Acoustics), utilizando os estímulos tom puro e chirp. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise estatística descritiva e inferencial, com nível de significância de 0,05. As orelhas com Otosclerose apresentaram maior absorvância em 750 Hz, uma tênue diminuição até 3000 Hz, acentuando-se a partir desta frequência. A magnitude da admitância foi maior na faixa de frequência de 1992 a 4008 Hz, assim como a magnitude da impedância foi maior nas frequências baixas com diminuição até 4008 Hz e aumento em 6000 Hz. Estas orelhas foram dominadas pela rigidez nos sons graves e médios, por resistência entre 3000 e 4008 Hz e a partir desta frequência pela massa. A fase da impedância foi maior em 258 Hz e o delay da reflectância (slope) apresentou uma variação de comportamento entre as frequências, não sendo possível caracterizar um padrão de resposta. Conclui-se que há diferenças nas medidas obtidas nas orelhas com Otosclerose submetidas à cirurgia, quando analisadas as frequências baixas e médias, o que demonstra o impacto positivo da intervenção cirúrgica na funcionalidade do sistema tímpano-ossicular.(AU)

In clinical practice, there is a difficulty in identifying the rigidity of the tympano-ossicular system resulting from Otosclerosis through the routinely employed evaluation methods. Thus, wideband acoustic immitance measurements can provide more information on the condition of the tympanic-ossicle system by evaluating a wide frequency range. This study aimed at characterizing the wideband acoustic immitance measurements with the pure tone and chirp stimuli in individuals diagnosed with Otosclerosis submitted to stapedectomy or stapedotomy. Forty individuals aged 33 to 80 years were evaluated, totaling 54 operated and 22 non-operated ears. Audiology assessment was performed through otoscopy, pure-tone audiometry, logoaudiometry and imitanciometry. Wideband acoustic immitance measurements were obtained using the Middle-Ear Power Analyzer (MEPA3), version 5.0 (Mimosa Acoustics), by means of pure tone and chirp stimuli. Data were submitted to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, with a significance level of 0.05. The ears with Otosclerosis presented a greater absorbance in 750 Hz, a slight diminution until 3000 Hz, being accentuated from this frequency. The admittance magnitude was higher in the frequency range from 1992 to 4008 Hz, as well as the impedance magnitude was higher in the low frequencies with a decrease up to 4008 Hz and an increase in 6000 Hz. These ears were dominated by rigidity in the low and medium sounds, by resistance between 3000 and 4008 Hz, and from this frequency, by the mass. The impedance phase was higher at 258 Hz and the reflectance delay (slope) showed a behavioral variation between the frequencies, a response not being characterized. It can be concluded that there are differences in the measurements obtained in Otosclerosis ears submitted to surgery, when the low and medium frequencies were analyzed, which demonstrates the positive impact of the surgical intervention on the tympano-ossicle system.(AU)

Study of the improvement in bone conduction threshold after stapedectomy. / Evaluación del cambio en el umbral de la vía ósea en pacientes operados de estapedectomía.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Bone conduction threshold depression is not always a result of inner ear and cochlear nerve pathology. In fact, middle ear pathologies may be responsible for such threshold depression, as occurs in otosclerosis. The aims of this study were to evaluate the improvement of bone conduction threshold in patients with otosclerosis that underwent stapedectomy and to study the postoperative audiological results. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study on 95 patients (116 ears) diagnosed with otosclerosis having conductive or mixed hearing loss that received surgery (stapedectomy and complete removal of the footplate) consecutively. Audiometry was performed on all patients pre- and postoperatively (one month and one year after surgery). Bone and air conduction thresholds were measured at 4 frequencies (500, 1000, 2000 and 4000Hz). RESULTS: The air-bone gap was closed, with a residual air-bone gap below 10dB in 92.2% of the patients and below 5dB in 79.3% of the cases. The air conduction threshold improved an average of 25dB. The patients that had an affected bone conduction threshold preoperatively improved bone conduction postoperatively at the frequencies of 1000 and 2000Hz (6 and 12dB, respectively). Consequently, the Carhart notch disappeared on the audiogram. These results were maintained at one year of follow up. CONCLUSIONS: We found a significant improvement in the bone conduction threshold at the frequencies of 1000 and 2000Hz and a disappearance of the Carhart notch in the audiogram after stapedectomy and total footplate removal in patients diagnosed with otosclerosis having mixed hearing loss.

Resultados auditivos y hallazgos quirúrgicos en pacientes con cirugía bilateral por otoesclerosis / Audiological outcome and surgical findings in patients with bilateral surgery for otosclerosis

Introducción: A pesar de las ventajas de la audición biaural, el manejo quirúrgico del segundo oído en pacientes con otoesclerosis bilateral fue por años un tema controversial debido a su riesgo potencial de hipoacusia sensorioneural. Objetivo: Describir los resultados audiológicos y quirúrgicos en pacientes operados bilateralmente por otoesclerosis en nuestro hospital entre 1988-2011. Material y método: Estudio retrospectivo de 56 pacientes en quienes se realizó cirugía de otoesclerosis en ambos oídos, mediante revisión de fichas clínicas. Resultados: En 13,5 por ciento de 415 pacientes se realizó cirugía bilateral. La edad promedio fue 44,2 +/- 7,7 (hombres) y 42,0 +/- 10,4 años (mujeres). La mejoría de los umbrales auditivos aéreos promedios en la primera y segunda cirugía fue de 33,6y 29,2 dB respectivamente, mientras que la de los umbrales óseos fue de 7,0y 3,0 dB correspondientemente. Las dificultades quirúrgicas para la primera y segunda cirugía fueron, respectivamente: platina flotante 0 por ciento y 2,5° por ciento, platina obliterada 5,4 por ciento y 5,1 por ciento, nicho profundo 5,4 por ciento y 0 por ciento, facial proscidente 38,5 por ciento y 43,2 por ciento, facial dehiscente 18,2 por ciento y 13,8 por ciento y sección de cuerda del tímpano 2 por ciento y 5,7 por ciento. Discusión: Los resultados auditivos del segundo oído son comparables a los de la primera cirugía. Esto, junto a la ausencia de complicaciones significativas, apoya la realización de intervenciones quirúrgicas bilaterales en otoesclerosis. Conclusión: La cirugía del segundo oído en hipoacusia bilateral por otoesclerosis es una alternativa segura y confiable.

Introduction: Despite the advantages of binaural hearing, surgical management of the second ear in patients with bilateral otosclerosis was for years a controversial topic due to the risk of sensorineural hearing loss. Aim: To describe the surgical and audiological results of patients with bilateral surgeries for otosclerosis in our hospital between 1988-2011. Material and method: Retrospective study based on clinical charts revision. Results: 13.5 percent of the 415 patients underwent bilateral surgery. The average age was 44.2 +/- 7.7 (men) and 42.0 +/- 10.4 years (women). There was a 33.6 dB improvement in average air-conduction hearing thresholds in the first surgery and 29.2 dB for the second, while the mean bone-conduction improved 7.0 and 3.0 dB for the first and second surgery correspondingly. The surgical difficulties found in the first and second surgeries were, respectively: floating platens 0 percent and 2.5 percent, obliterated platens 5.4 percent and 5.1 percent, deep niche 5.4 percent and 0 percent, facial overhang 38.5 percent and 43.2 percent, dehiscent facial 18.2 percent and 13.8 percent and chorda tympani section 2 percent and 5.7 percent. Discussion: Hearing results for the second ear were comparable to the first surgery. This, together with the absence of significant complications, supports a bilateral surgical approach. Conclusion: Surgery of the second ear in bilateral hypoacusia due to otosclerosis has proven to be a safe and reliable alternative.

Prótese ossicular em orelha média: o que procurar?: [revisão] / Prosthetic ossicular on middle ear: what look?: [review]

O objetivo deste trabalho foi demonstrar os achados tomográficos normais e patológicos encontrados no pós-operatório de pacientes submetidos a implantes de prótese ossicular, avaliados retrospectivamente por tomografia computadorizada. A estapedectomia com inserção de prótese é considerada o método ideal em indivíduos com fechamento da janela oval secundário a otosclerosefenestral ou causas inflamatórias. Vários tipos de prótese são utilizados, dependendo da extensãoda doença e preferência do cirurgião. Os autores, após revisão da literatura, descrevem os achadospós-operatórios considerados normais e as várias complicações inerentes ao procedimentocirúrgico, incluindo perfuração da membrana timpânica, processo inflamatório pós-operatório, necrosecom subluxação ou extrusão da prótese, desenvolvimento de granuloma/colesteatoma oufibrose periprotética, fístula perilinfática, lesão do nervo facial, dentre outras. Os achados tomográficos relacionados ao pós-operatório, bem como às complicações supracitadas, são de grande importância para o conhecimento dos radiologistas, sendo imprescindível para a propedêutica diagnóstica uma estreita correlação clínico-cirúrgica.

The aim of this essay was to demonstrate the normal and pathological CT findings of the post-operative imaging of patients underwent ossicular prosthesis implants. The stapedectomy replacedby prosthesis is considered the “gold standard” treatment of patients with oval window closure, related to otosclerosis or otherinflammatory conditions. Several types of prosthesis are availableand the choice depends on the extension of the disease or thesurgeon’s preferences. Based on extensive literature review, thenormal postoperative findings, as well as some surgery inherentcomplications were described, including among others: perforationof the tympanic membrane, necrosis associated with subluxation/extrusion of the prosthesis. granuloma/cholesteatoma or periprosthetic fibrosis, perilymphatic fistula, facial nerve damage. The knowledge of post-operative and related complications CT findings is extremely useful for head and neck radiologist, but it is essentialfor an assertive diagnoses a close clinical correlation.

Cirugía de la otoesclerosis: estapedectomía y estapedotomía / Surgery of otosclerosis: stapedectomy and stapedotomy

Objetivo: Caracterización de la experiencia quirúrgica reciente en el tratamiento de la otoesclerosis.Materiales y método: Revisión sistemática de la historia clínica de pacientes operados por el autordurante el período enero 2005 a diciembre 2009. Resultados: Desde enero de 2005 a diciembre de 2009 se realizaron 246 cirugías de estribo en 201pacientes con diagnóstico de otoesclerosis en la Clínica Rivas de Bogotá, Colombia. 230 fueronprocedimientos de primera intervención y 16 de revisión. Se realizaron 213 estapedotomías y 19 estapedectomías. Se reportan en 50 intervenciones (20,3%) complicación perioperatoria siendo en su mayor proporción las relacionadas con desgarro de la membrana timpánica o piel del conductoauditivo externo (CAE) (56%), luxación de la platina (26%) y otras causas 18%.Conclusiones: Se corrobora la tendencia de incidencia de otosclerosis en la población de mujeres y es aún mayor en los casos operados bilateralmente. La estapedotomía es el procedimiento de elección para la cirugía de la otosclerosis en nuestros pacientes. La estapedectomía total o parcial se realizasólo en casos excepcionales. Importancia clínica: Consideraciones sobre la técnica quirúrgica. Accesibilidad a base de datos internacional de otología.

Objective: To characterize the recent surgical experience to treat otosclerosis.Materials and methods: systematic review of the surgical record of patients that have been operated on by the author during the period of January, 2005 to December, 2009. Results: From January, 2005 to December, 2009; 246 stapes surgeries were performed in 201 patients who had been diagnosed with otosclerosis at Clínica Rivas from Bogotá, Colombia. 230 of these werefirst time interventions and 16 of them were revisions. 213 stapedotomies were performed and 19 stapedectomies. Perioperatory complications were reported in 50 of the surgeries (20.3%). Out of those 50 surgeries the ones with the highest proportion were the ones related to tears of the tympanicmembrane or of the skin of the external auditory canal (EAC), (56%), dislocation of the foot plate (26%) and other causes 18%. Conclusions: A tendency for the incidence of otosclerosis is corroborated in the women populationand is even higher in those cases that have been bilaterally operated on. Stapedotomy is the procedure of choice to surgically treat our patients suffering from otosclerosis. Total or partial stapedectomy is performed under in exceptional cases. Clinical interest: Considerations on the surgical technique. Accessibility to an International Databaseof Otology.

Resultados da cirurgia para otospongiose com dois tipos de prótese em procedimentos realizados por residentes / Results of stapes surgery for otosclerosis with two kinds of prothesis in residency training

A cirurgia do estapédio é um dos tratamentos indicados para a melhora da surdez condutiva secundária à otospongiose. O procedimento requer habilidade e experiência do cirurgião e faz parte do treinamento durante a residência médica. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar qual tipo de prótese (teflon ou mista de metal e aço) apresenta melhores os resultados auditivos em cirurgias realizadas por residentes e a incidência de complicações. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Foram avaliadas retrospectivamente 189 intervenções cirúrgicas que tiveram participação ativa de residentes, comparando-se os dois tipos de prótese utilizados. Os resultados audiométricos foram analisados conforme orientação do Committee on Hearing and Equilibrium e segundo o Amsterdam Hearing Evaluation Plots. RESULTADOS: O gap aéreo-ósseo diminuiu em média 21,90 dB (p<0,05) após o procedimento cirúrgico no grupo da prótese de teflon e 21,37 dB (p<0,05) no grupo da prótese mista, sendo o ganho do IRF de 22,33 e 26,10 dB (p<0,05), e o gap aéreo-ósseo foi inferior a 20 dB em 80,6 por cento e 85,04 por cento, respectivamente. CONCLUSÕES: Não evidenciamos diferenças no resultado audiométrico e na incidência de complicações quando comparamos o tipo de prótese utilizada. Acreditamos ser válida a execução desse procedimento em serviços de treinamento de médicos residentes, independente do tipo de prótese.

Stapes surgery is one of the approaches indicated to treat conductive hearing loss secondary to otosclerosis. The procedures requires skill and experience from the surgeon and is part of medical residency training. AIMS: To assess which type of prosthesis (Teflon or metal/steel) presents the best results in surgeries performed by residents and the incidence of complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: we retrospectively assessed 189 interventions that counted on the active participation of resident physicians, and we compared the two types of prosthesis used. Audiometric results were analyzed following the guidelines from the Committee on Hearing and Equilibrium and also according to the Amsterdam Hearing Evaluation Plots. RESULTS: Bone-air gap reduced in an average value of 21.90 dB (p<0.05) after the surgery in the group that received the Teflon prosthesis and 21.37 dB (p<0.05) in the group that received the mixed prosthesis, and gain in SRI was of 22.33 and 26.10 dB (p<0.05), and the air-bone gap was below 20 dB in 80.6 percent and 85.04 percent, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We did not see differences in the audiometry and in the incidence of complications when we compared the type of prosthesis used. We believe it is valid to continue teaching this procedure in medical residency training programs, regardless of the type of prosthesis.

Resultados audioquirúrgicos en pacientes operados de otosclerosis / Results in patients audioquirúrgicos operated on for otosclerosis

Introducción: La estapedectomía es actualmente el tratamiento con el que se obtienen mejores resultados en los pacientes con otosclerosis, por lo cual es el tratamiento de elección. Objetivo: El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es evaluar los resultados auditivos en los pacientes diagnosticados de esta enfermedad que fueron sometidos a cirugía. Material y método: El universo de estudio estuvo integrado por todos los pacientes atendidos en la consulta de otocirugíacon diagnóstico de otosclerosis, que fueron seleccionados para realizarles estapedectomía con la técnica deSchuknecht, en el período comprendido entre junio de 2003 y junio de 2005.Resultados: Nuestra muestra fue de 44 pacientes, de los que 3 recibieron el tratamiento bilateral, con un total de47 oídos operados. El 70,2 por ciento eran mujeres y el 29,8 por ciento, varones entre la tercera y la quinta década de la vida. Se realizó platinectomía parcial en el 53,2 por ciento de los pacientes, total enel 40,4 por ciento y platinotomía en el 6,4 por ciento.Conclusión: La conclusión de nuestro estudio muestra quetodos los pacientes que recibieron tratamiento quirúrgico tuvieron ganancia auditiva, con un promedio de 36,7 dB, y que no hubo una diferencia significativa entre los tipos de platinectomía realizada. Las complicaciones fueron escasas y sin repercusión auditiva(AU)

Ear Surgery Outcomes in Patients Operated on for Otosclerosis Background: Stapedectomy is currently the treatment with which the best results are obtained among patientswith otosclerosis, which is why it is the treatment of choice. Objective: The objective of our paper is to evaluate the auditory results of patients diagnosed with this illness who were subjected to surgery. Material and method: The study population comprised all patients attending the otosurgery clinic with a diagnosis of otosclerosis and who were selected to undergo stapedectomytreatment with the Schuknecht technique between June 2003 and June 2005. Results: Our sample contained 44 patients, 3 of whom received bilateral treatment, for a total of 47 operated ears. 70.2 percent were women and men the remaining 29.8 percent, between the 3rd and 5th decades of life. Partial platinectomy was done in 53.2 percent of the patients, total platinectomy in 40.4 percent, and platinostomy in 6.4percent.Conclusion: The conclusion of our study is that all the patients who received surgical treatment had an auditory improvement of 36.7 dB on average and there was no significant difference in the type of platinectomy performed.Complications were rare and with no auditory repercussions(AU)