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1 STAPEDOTOMY th Alexandria International Combined ORL Congress Alexandria, Egypt April 9, 2009 House Ear Institute Antonio De la Cruz, MD Los Angeles, California CLINICAL HISTORY & Physical Examination

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4 BINAURAL HEARING

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7 STAPEDOTOMY

8 Howard House, MD STAPES SURGERY Controversies Stapedotomy/Stapedectomy p y Window opening? Size? Window covering? Laser? Argon, Yag, CO 2 Prosthesis?

9 STAPEDOTOMY LOCAL ANESTHESIA WITH SEDATION VERSED (Midazolan) Dormicum Flormidal DEMEROL ZOFRAN (Ondansetron) STAPEDOTOMY LOCAL ANESTHESIA WITH SEDATION Sedation: Versed-Demerol Titration Xylocaine 1% c Epinephrine 1: Sodium Bicarbonate 9% 2cc in 20cc Inject 3 cc

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11 STAPEDOTOMY Gusherh 02% 0.2% Stapedial artery remnant 0.7% Marginal flap tear <1.0%

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15 STAPEDOTOMY TORP or IRP: Indications N= 486 Incus Short or fixed 2,6% Malleus head fixation 1,2% Total 3,8%

16 Laser Avoids mechanical manipulation of the footplate and oval window membrane

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19 OTOSCLEROSIS Footplate (Oval Window) Pathology Blue 76% Anterior 57% Ligamentous 12% Bipolar 7% Diffuse 13% Solid 9% Obliterated 2%

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21 STAPEDOTOMY Prosthesis Length mm 76% Greater than 4.5 mm 6% Less than 4.0 mm 18%

22 Er: YAG Stapedotomy Posterior Crurotomy (Left Ear)

23 SACCULE UTRICLE

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25 Ø7 Ø.7 mm

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27 Until 1986

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29 SMart Nitinol Piston

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31 The SMart Piston Nitinol-Teflon (Nitinol( = Nickel-Titanium Alloy) SMART PISTON LOOP UNIFORMLY SURROUNDS INCUS

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33 Results HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE

34 STAPEDOTOMY Bone-air Gap Closure Closed or overclosed 75% 10 db or less 90% 15 db or less 96% PRIMARY STAPEDECTOMY N=486 Sensorineural Impairment Temporary 84% 8.4% Permanent 2% Dead ear 1 case

35 Children WITHOUT STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE Schwartze sign Degree of SNHL High-tone SNHL Labryntization??? STAPEDOTOMY IN CHILDREN Differential Diagnosis Congenital Stapes Fixation Juvenile Otosclerosis De la Cruz A, Angeli S,. Otolaryng Head Neck Surg 1999, 121:

36 STAPEDOTOMY IN CHILDREN Congenital Stapes Fixation Age of diagnosis 3 yrs old Mal. / Incus abnormalities 25% Positive family history HL 10% Juvenile Otosclerosis 10 yrs. 3% 53% De la Cruz A, Angeli S,. Otolaryng Head Neck Surg, 121:487 STAPEDOTOMY IN CHILDREN Congenital Stapes Fixation Preop air bone gap 35.2 db Postop improvement 15 db Postop air bone gap <10 db 44% Juvenile Otosclerosis 27.8 db 22 db 82% De la Cruz A, Angeli S,. Otolaryng Head Neck Surg 121:487

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38 STAPEDOTOMY Gusher 0.2% Stapedial artery remnant 0.7%

39 M. McKenna,MD Boston

40 M. McKenna,MD Boston

41 COMPLICATIONS THE LOOSE WIRE SYNDROME Fluctuation in hearing acuity Distortion of sound Changes in discrimination Temporary improvement with middle ear inflation

42 REVISION STAPEDECTOMY: (N=356) Short / Displaced Prosthesis 80% Incus Necrosis Partial/total 25% Incomplete Platinotomy 8% Malleus/ Incus fixation 4% Fistula 1%

43 Stapedectomy Late Failure Displaced prosthesis: 54% Incus necrosis: 15% Bony closure: 15% Oval Window fistula Malleus refixation

44 HEARING RESULTS ABG 10dB Stapedotomy 85-95% 1st Revision 46% More Revisions 33% Residual CHL 10% Recurring CHL 35% Silverstein et Al, Nadol, 2001

45 STAPEDOTOMY: LATE FAILURE 1 1) Prosthesis 3 2 2) Normal Incus? Prof. G. Babighian Padua, Italia

46 Cross section of incus long process- major blood supply is from multiple vessels within bone. There is also a submucosal vascular plexus S. Merchant MD, MEEI, Boston 3D reconstruction of vessels within the incus. Many vessels run up and down in the bone. Note also branches that come to the surface to anastomose with the submucosal plexus (submucosal plexus is not shown in the figure). Therefore, tight crimp cannot cause ischemic necrosis S. Merchant MD, MEEI Boston

47 OTO-MIMIX (Hydroxilapatite Bone Cement) OTOMIMIXO

48 IRP Incus replacement Prostheses STAPEDOTOMY: IRP or TORP N = 486 Incus problem Malleus head fixation i 2.6% 12% 1.2% Oval window exposure 08% 0.8% TOTAL 46% 4.6%

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54 C E M E N T IRP HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE

55 The Nadol s SMart Malleo-vestibular Prostheses HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE

56 Results HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE PRIMARY STAPEDOTOMY Post-Op Gap N= 486 Less than 10 db 90 % Dead ears 1/486 0,2 %

57 PRIMARY STAPEDOTOMY SN HEARINING LOSS >20dB N= 486 Temporary 8,4 % Permanent 2 % Dead ear 1 case REVISION STAPEDECTOMY Hearing Post-Op N=356 Gap >10 db 60% Dead Ears 14% 1.4%

58 STAPEDOTOMY Preferences Local l anesthesia, sp. revisions i Microfenestra 0.7 mm Window covering- blood Laser Argon, CO 2 Prosthesis? REVISION STAPEDECTOMY Conclusions Air-Bone Gap < 40 db Vestibular symptoms: Do not re-open the oval window Obliterative otosclerosis: Do NOT re-drill the footplate

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60 Antonio De la Cruz, MD 27th Alexandria International Combined ORL Congress Alexandria, Egypt April 8, 2009

61 STAPEDOTOMY th Alexandria International Combined ORL Congress Alexandria, Egypt April 9, 2009 House Ear Institute Antonio De la Cruz, MD Los Angeles, California

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