Tag Archives: stapes

PREPRINT RELEASE: Endoscopic Stapedectomy

Endoscopic Stapedectomy
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

C. Scott Brown, MD
Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery Fellow
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Michael E. Hoffer, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Endoscopic ear surgery can improve visualization of critical structures. In this video, Dr. Scott Brown performs an endoscopic stapedectomy for the treatment of conductive hearing loss. He explains his technique and the advantages afforded by adoption of the endoscope in ear surgery.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Laser Stapedotomy for Otosclerosis

Laser Stapedotomy for Otosclerosis
Duke University Medical Center
Calhoun D. Cunningham III, MD
C. Scott Brown, MD
Department of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

In a staple surgery for conductive hearing loss, Dr. Calhoun Cunningham III performs a laser stapedotomy and prosthesis placement via transcanal approach. A thickened footplate does not preclude its success in alleviating the patient's longstanding hearing loss.