[Stapedotomy, stapedectomy and revision surgery performed with laser techniques. Revision of literature]

Instituto Otorrinolaringológico Antolí-Candela, Madrid.

The usefulness of laser in otologic surgery, and specifically the suitability of its use in stapes surgery, is still under discussion. We intend to support the use of this method in the surgical treatment of otosclerosis, as well as to elucidate which type of laser is the most advisable one, establishing also in which stages of surgery it should be used. For this, we carry out a revision of the main opinions published in this regard in the international literature, commenting on the results and observations gathered in it. We end by setting out a number of conclusions which are the result of the analysis of the criteria put forward in the bibliography.

PMID: 12825245 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]