Does endoscopic stapedotomy increase hearing restoration rates comparing to microscopic? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nikolaos TsetsosTsentemeidou AikateriniDaskalakis DimitriosBlioskas SarantisGoudakos JohnTzoi EleanaMarkou Konstantinos

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)

As of yet, endoscopic surgery does not seem to confer benefit on audiological improvement comparing to conventional microscopic, however, it leads to less scutum drilling and fewer postoperative dysgeusia cases. High-quality, large-sample studies need to be performed in the future.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
current status
endoscopic submucosal dissection
case control
hearing loss
percutaneous coronary intervention