Biomaterial Database

Microsurgery of the middle ear. 1985

H R Cable

Microsurgery of the middle ear has evolved over the past three decades through the art of the technically possible to the art of the clinically advisable. Stapedectomy has been refined to achieve an acceptably high level of success. Tympanoplasty in its simpler forms (myringoplasty +/- incus transposition) is very successful in the restoration of a dry hearing ear. Reconstruction in the absence of a mobile stapes remains an unresolved problem. The safe avoidance of an open cavity in cholesteatomatous disease continues to be an elusive goal.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002781	Cholesteatoma	A non-neoplastic mass of keratin-producing squamous EPITHELIUM, frequently occurring in the MENINGES; bones of the skull, and most commonly in the MIDDLE EAR and MASTOID region. Cholesteatoma can be congenital or acquired. Cholesteatoma is not a tumor nor is it associated with high CHOLESTEROL.	Cholesteatomas
D004427	Ear Diseases	Pathological processes of the ear, the hearing, and the equilibrium system of the body.	Otologic Diseases,Otological Diseases,Disease, Ear,Disease, Otologic,Disease, Otological,Ear Disease,Otologic Disease,Otological Disease
D004432	Ear, Middle	The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.	Tympanic Cavity,Tympanum,Middle Ear,Cavities, Tympanic,Cavity, Tympanic,Ears, Middle,Middle Ears,Tympanic Cavities,Tympanums
D005276	Fenestration, Labyrinth	The surgical creation of a new opening in the labyrinth of the ear for the restoration of hearing in cases of OTOSCLEROSIS. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Fenestrations, Labyrinth,Labyrinth Fenestration,Labyrinth Fenestrations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001672	Biocompatible Materials	Synthetic or natural materials, other than DRUGS, that are used to replace or repair any body TISSUES or bodily function.	Biomaterials,Bioartificial Materials,Hemocompatible Materials,Bioartificial Material,Biocompatible Material,Biomaterial,Hemocompatible Material,Material, Bioartificial,Material, Biocompatible,Material, Hemocompatible
D013201	Stapes Surgery	Surgery performed in which part of the STAPES, a bone in the middle ear, is removed and a prosthesis is placed to help transmit sound between the middle ear and inner ear.	Stapedectomy,Surgery, Stapes,Stapedectomies,Stapes Surgeries,Surgeries, Stapes
D014433	Tympanoplasty	Surgical reconstruction of the hearing mechanism of the middle ear, with restoration of the drum membrane to protect the round window from sound pressure, and establishment of ossicular continuity between the tympanic membrane and the oval window. (Dorland, 28th ed.)	Tympanoplasties