Conventional approaches versus laser CO2 surgery in stapes surgery: a multicentre retrospective study.
Andrea De VitoMarco MandalàFrancesco SopraniGiannicola IannellaValeria RoustanFrancesca VibertiLudovica LiviStefano PelucchiGloria NapoliAntonino ManiaciSalvatore CocuzzaClaudio ViciniPublished 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 (2021)
Overall surgical results of CO2 laser and conventional stapedotomy are comparable without any significant difference; however, the group treated with CO2 laser appears to have a percentage of patients with an ABG closure 0-10 dB higher than the group treated using the conventional technique.