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Unusual case of bilateral conductive deafness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. J. Hoare ,
C. J. Aldren ,
D. W. Morgan  and
T. R. Bull
T. J. Hoare*
Affiliation:
London
C. J. Aldren
Affiliation:
London
D. W. Morgan
Affiliation:
London
T. R. Bull
Affiliation:
London
*
Mr T. J. Hoare, FRCS, ENT department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH
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Abstract

A 30-year-old female presented with a ten-year history of bilateral conductive deafness. A pre-operative diagnosis of otosclerosis was made but at tympanotomy, the stapes crura in each ear was found to be disconnected from the foot- plate, the ossicular chain being otherwise normal. A Teflon-wire prosthesis was used to join incus and footplate, with good results. In the absence of a history of trauma or sepsis this may be a late presentation of a congenital stapedial anomaly which has not previously been reported.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 7 , July 1990 , pp. 560 - 561
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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