Revision surgery after stapedectomy

Abstract

Revision stapes surgery is considered to be significantly more demanding than primary stapes surgery, both in terms of the indication and the surgical approach. This article reviews common indications for revision after stapedectomy as well as the surgical approaches and intraoperative findings. Adistinction is made between revision surgeries, which are usually carried out because of conductive hearing loss along time after stapes surgery, and acute or subacute revisions that become necessary in the immediate postoperative course. With the shortening of postoperative observation times under inpatient conditions as aresult of increasing economization and the associated shift of the immediate postoperative phase to the outpatient setting, the recognition of postoperative irregularities is also becoming increasingly important for otorhinolaryngologists in private practice, even if they do not perform these highly specialized interventions themselves.