What surgery is the treatment of choice in otosclerosis?
Stapedectomy
Stapes mobilization
Lemperfs Fenestration
Chemical labyrinthectomy
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Stapedectomy Surgery in otosclerosiso Surgical management is the treatment of choiceo Following surgeries are usedA) Stapedectomy with a placement of prosthesis: Here, complete stapes is removed and is replaced by a prosthesis. Traditionally it is considered as the treatment of choice.B) Stapedotomy: Here, a laser is used to make a hole in stapes to allow the placement of a prosthesis. It is now increasingly becoming the procedure of choice.C) Lemperts fenestration procedure: Fenestration of the lateral semicircular canal is done. It is reserved for cases where footplate cannot be mobilized during stapedectomy.D) Stapes mobilization: It can be tried in those cases only in which there is partial ankylosis of stapes footplate.
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