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 Surgery2025
Thermal injury in endoscopic ear surgery between reality and fiction.
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, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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objectiveEndoscopic ear surgery (EES) is engaged nearly in all otology procedures in this era. The widespread application is faced by raised drawbacks that EES can induce thermal injury to the inner ear structures.
methodsThis retrospective study investigates the effect of endoscopic tympanoplasty on the postoperative sensorineural element of hearing and other inner ear functions. Cases of endoscopic tympanoplasty admitted to the tertiary referral center in the period of the study were included. Important audiologic data were collected including the preoperative and postoperative bone conduction threshold and air bone gap. The total endoscopic usage time during surgery was collected. Appropriate statistical testing was performed using SPSS 20.
resultsThe study included 51 patients who had endoscopic tympanoplasty. The mean age was (33.65 ± 10.840) years. The study showed no statistically significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative bone conduction threshold. In addition, Pearson correlation test showed no statistical association between the total endoscopic usage time and the postoperative bone conduction threshold. No significant vertigo nor facial nerve affection were observed in the postoperative period.
conclusionEndoscopic tympanoplasty as an example of EES does not affect the inner ear structures, clinically described as it does not affect the postoperative sensorineural hearing, facial nerve function nor the balance.
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