Comparison of different oval window sealing materials in stapes surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alfonso ScarpaPasquale MarraMassimo RalliPasquale ViolaFederico Maria GioacchiniGiuseppe ChiarellaFrancesco Antonio SalzanoPietro De LucaFilippo RicciardielloClaudia CassandroGrazia Maria Corbi

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 (2022)

Numerous options are available for oval window sealing during stapedotomy, with acceptable safety and effectiveness profiles. Based on the current data, no definitive recommendation can be made regarding the choice of one material over another, and the convenience of sealing over no sealing at all.

Keyphrases

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