Abstract

Over the last decades, attention to the study of the possibilities of pediatric otorhinolaryngology has increased. The constantly evolving technologies in reconstructive surgery and advances in the field of anesthetic management have made it possible to carry out the necessary surgical interventions at the earliest possible time. Even such traditionally complex areas like treatment of isolated middle ear abnormalities receive more and more opportunities for successful development. In order to achieve maximal results of hearing in isolated ossicular abnormalities, various approaches to their reconstruction are used. In our work, we aimed to find out which of the two most topical technical solutions is optimal in terms of functional results’ achievement. To do this, we analyzed two independent groups of patients in whom different approaches to the repair of the sound conduction was applied. On the basis of the study, it can be argued that attempts to preserve a deformed, but movable chain of the auditory ossicles, that is, performing type 1 tympanoplasty with an intact stapes with anomalies in the development of auditory ossicles did not prove their feasibility. Performing surgery using a simpler technique, namely with the removal of deformed ossicles and the use of partial titanium prostheses, allows you to achieve the best anatomical and functional results.

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