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ReviewAudiology research2023

Hearing Results after Transmastoid Superior Semicircular Canal Plugging for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence: A Meta-Analysis.

Efterpi Michailidou, Pascal Oliver Rüegg, Tanya Karrer, Athanasia Korda, Stefan Weder, Martin Kompis, Marco Caversaccio, Georgios Mantokoudis

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In one paragraph

Review in Audiology research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparison of Outcomes in Superior Canal Dehiscence Surgery Using Either Transmastoid or Middle Fossa Surgical Approaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Efterpi MichailidouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Pascal Oliver RüeggDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Tanya KarrerMedical Library, University Library of Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1200-7149
Athanasia KordaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Stefan WederDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2079-2047
Martin KompisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9590-623X
Marco CaversaccioDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Georgios MantokoudisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe transmastoid plugging of a superior semicircular canal is considered a safe and effective technique for the management of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD). The aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the postoperative hearing outcomes after the transmastoid plugging of the superior semicircular canal. Search method and data sources: A systematic database search was performed on the following databases until 30 January 2023: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, ICTRP, and clinicaltrials.gov. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the pooled data were conducted. We also included a consecutive case series with SCDS for those who underwent transmastoid plugging treatment at our clinic.

resultsWe identified 643 citations and examined 358 full abstracts and 88 full manuscripts. A total of 16 studies were eligible for the systematic review and 11 studies for the meta-analysis. Furthermore, 159 ears (152 patients) were included. The postoperative mean air conduction threshold remained unchanged (mean difference, 2.89 dB; 95% CI: -0.05, 5.84 dB,

conclusionThe transmastoid plugging technique for superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome, although minimally worsening the inner ear threshold, is a safe procedure in terms of hearing preservation and satisfactory symptom relief.

Indexed as

hearing losspluggingsuperior canal dehiscence syndrometransmastoid

Identifiers

PMID37887846
PMCPMC10604912
OpenAlexW4387461437

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