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The Er:YAG laser in ear surgery: First clinical results

✍ Scribed by Nagel, Dethard

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
238 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0196-8092

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✦ Synopsis

Background and Objective: The goal of this study was to gain experiences about the possibilities and limits of the Er:YAG laser for ear operations. Study Design/Patients and Methods: Eighty-three ear operations were performed with the aid of an Er:YAG laser: 32 stapedotomies, 15 tympanoplasties type III, 10 tympanoplasties type I, 18 ear operations in cholesteatoma, and 8 removals of hyperostosis in the outer ear canal. Results: The Er:YAG laser facilitated stapedotomies and removal of hyperostosis from the outer ear canal. In cases of beginning cholesteatoma, the Er:YAG laser allowed matrix removal of the ear ossicles left in situ. Furthermore, in tympanoplasty it was possible to achieve an osteosynthesis of the auditory ossicles, which was done for the first time during this study. No hearing loss attributable to laser dose was found during postoperative hearing tests. Conclusion: The Er:YAG laser seems to become a useful tool in middle ear surgery. Lasers Surg. Med. 21:79-87, 1997.

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