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ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2024

A comparison between endoscopic and microscopic approaches for stapes surgery: experience of a tertiary referral center.

L Sacchetto, G Raguso, G Confuorto, V Arietti, L Torroni, D Marchioni, R Nocini

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Article 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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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

  1. Endoscopic versus microscopic stapedotomy: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis incorporating all comparative evidence.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 · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L SacchettoUnit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
G RagusoUnit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
G ConfuortoUnit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
V AriettiUnit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy. valerio.arietti@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-2792
L TorroniUnit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
D MarchioniDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
R NociniUnit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
University of Verona · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOtosclerosis is a common ear disease causing ankylosis of the stapedio-vestibular joint and conductive hearing loss. Stapedoplasty is the most advisable surgical solution. The restoration of hearing depends on the condition of the patient and the surgery itself. The aim of our work was to compare the surgical and audiological results of stapedoplasty performed with endoscopic versus microscopic technique.

methodsThis is a retrospective study of 254 patients treated with stapedoplasty with a microscopic approach (91/254) or with an endoscopic approach (163/254) between 2014 and 2021 at our tertiary referral center. Statistical significance of differences between the two methods was determined using the Mann-Whitney test for quantitative variables and the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test for repeated measures. Categorical variables were assessed with Fisher's exact test.

resultsBoth techniques improved the hearing status of patients, with no statistically significant difference between them. There was also no statistically significant difference in reported complications between the two techniques. There is a statistical difference (p < 0.001) in operating time between the two techniques: the endoscopic technique had a mean operating time of 39 min versus 45 min for the microscopic technique.

conclusionsThe two techniques are comparable in terms of results and the choice depends on the surgeon's preferences and experience.

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EndoscopyMicrosurgeryOtosclerosisStapes SurgeryTertiary Care CentersAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimeRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeEndoscopyMicroscopyOtosclerosisStapedoplastyStapes surgery

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