History of Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery

Ronen Nazarian; John T McElveen Jr; Adrien A Eshraghi

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2017.11.003

History of Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2018 Apr;51(2):275-290. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.11.003.

Authors

Ronen Nazarian¹, John T McElveen Jr², Adrien A Eshraghi³

Affiliations

¹ Osborne Head and Neck Institute, 8631 West 3rd Street, Suite 945E, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Electronic address: Nazarian@ohni.org.
² Carolina Ear Institute, Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic, Raleigh, NC, USA.
³ University of Miami Ear Institute.

PMID: 29502722
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.11.003

Abstract

The current advancements in otosclerosis therapy cannot be fully appreciated without studying the history, rediscovery, and modification of a once-forgotten procedure. The evolution of stapes surgery can be best summarized into 4 noteworthy eras: the preantibiotic era (which was forgotten and then rediscovered), the fenestration era (mainstreamed by Julius Lempert), the mobilization era (led by Samuel Rosen), and the modern stapedectomy era (revived and revolutionized by John Shea). Each era is unique with its own challenges and ingenious techniques to overcome what used to be among the leading causes of deafness.

Keywords: Fenestration; Lempert; Otosclerosis; Rosen; Shea; Stapedectomy; Stapedotomy; Stapes.

Publication types

Historical Article
Review

MeSH terms

Europe
Fenestration, Labyrinth / history*
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Otosclerosis / history*
Stapes Surgery / history*
United States