Ossicular chain mobilisation versus reconstruction in surgery for isolated malleus and/or incus fixation: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ossicular chain mobilisation versus reconstruction in surgery for isolated malleus and/or incus fixation: systematic review and meta-analysis.

J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Oct 05;:1-8

Authors: Crutcher WL, Tassone P, Pelosi S

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare post-operative audiometric outcomes for the two prevailing surgical approaches for isolated malleus and/or incus fixation: ossicular mobilisation with preservation of the ossicular chain, and disruption and reconstruction of the ossicular chain.
METHODS: A search was conducted, in December 2016, of PubMed, Scopus, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature articles written in English. Papers presenting original data regarding post-operative audiometric outcomes in patients who underwent surgical treatment for malleus and/or incus fixation with a mobile and intact stapes were included. A risk of bias assessment was performed on the 14 selected papers and a tier system was developed. Meta-analysis was accomplished by comparing pooled rates of surgical success by chi-square test and calculating odds ratios by logistical regression. Analysis was performed using Revman5 and R software.Results and conclusionAnalysis of the literature revealed no differences in audiometric outcomes between ossicular chain mobilisation and ossicular chain reconstruction in patients with isolated malleus and/or incus fixation. A large, prospective study comparing both short- and long-term hearing results for ossicular chain mobilisation and ossicular chain reconstruction in this population may identify whether a difference in outcomes exists between the two approaches.

PMID: 30289092 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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