Endoscopic ear surgery: A case series and first United Kingdom experience

Table 5 Stapedectomy

No.	Age	Details	Side	Duration (min)	Previous ipsilateral surgery	Pre-op mean air-bone gap1	Post-op mean air-bone gap1	Closure	Prosthesis	Follow up (mo)	Complications
Endoscopic Assisted, Group A
1	30	Stapedectomy	L	149	No	28.75	10	Overclosure	SMart piston	9	None
2	57	Stapedectomy	L	119	No	11.25	15	Within 10-30 dB	SMart piston	3	None
3	43	Stapedectomy	R	137	No	35	6.25	Within 10-30 dB	SMart piston	6	None
4	44	Stapedectomy	R	145	No	32.5	10	Within 10-30 dB	SMart piston	4	None
5	32	Stapedectomy	R	150	No	25	26.25	No change	Plastipore PORP	5	None
6	39	Stapedectomy	R	115	No	40	13.75	Within 10 dB	PORP	3	None
7	45	Stapedectomy	R	151	No	38.75	40	Overclosure	Porphexpiston	2	Infection in mastoid cavity
8	33	Stapedectomy	R	125	No	13.75	6.25	Overclosure	SMart piston	5	None
9	37	Revision stapedctomy	L	139	Yes	25	17.5	Within 10 dB	SMart piston	8	None
10	32	Revision stapedectomy	L	142	Yes	60	60	No change	SMart piston	2	Labyrinthitis
11	47	Revision revision stapedectomy	R	129	Yes	16.25	20	Within 10-30 dB	SMart piston	7	None
Non-endoscopic Assisted, Group B
1	48	Stapedectomy	R	254	No	45	7.5	< 10 dB	fluoroplastic piston	11	None
2	44	Stapedectomy	R	230	No	21.25	Not available	n/a	Fluoroplastic piston	Lost to follow up
3	45	Stapedectomy	L	118	No	26.25	8.75	< 10 dB	Smart piston	5	None
4	41	Stapedectomy	R	265	No	37.5	13.75	Within 10-30 dB	Smart piston	3	None
5	41	Stapedectomy	L	253	No	33.75	16.25	Within 10-30 dB	Smart piston	13	None
6	42	Stapedectomy	L	98	No	32.5	20	Overclosure	Fluoroplastic piston	22	None
7	40	Stapedectomy	L	169	No	40	5	< 10 dB	Fluoroplastic piston	14	None
8	56	Revision stapedectomy	L	111	Yes	20	10	< 10 dB	Fluoroplastic piston	5	None
9	38	Revision stapedectomy	R	79	Yes	26.25	21.25	> 30 dB	Fluoroplastic piston	8	Planned for revision revision surgery

¹Mean gap calculated over 4 frequencies (500 Hz, 1 KHz, 2 KHz, 4 KHz). PORP: Partial ossicular replacement prosthesis; n/a: Not Applicable.