Long-term results of the Er-Yag laser used in stapes surgery.

Stapes surgery is performed using both conventional techniques and a variety of laser systems. The Er-Yag laser is a type of pulsation laser deemed by many to be the safest for ear surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effects of using the Er-Yag laser in stapes surgery and its impact on inner ear function.

[Stapedotomie with the use of CO2 laser--"one shot" technique].

Introduction: CO2 laser is used in stapes surgery due to good water absorption and quite optimal ablation of a bony structure without the influence of inner ear parameters.

Aim Of The Study: the assessment of the influence of CO2 - "one shot" laser on hearing results in the patients group with otosclerosis.

Material And Method: The study was carried out on a patients group after surgical treatment.

Comparison between 2 laser systems, Er-Yag and CO2, in stapes surgery.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare 2 laser systems, Er-Yag and CO2, in stapes surgery.

Study Design: The study design was retrospective.

Setting: The study was conducted at an academic tertiary referral center.

[The long-term results of treatment of Ménière's disease with intratympanic injections of gentamicin].

Objective: To estimate the results of treatment of Ménière's disease with intratympanic injections of gentamicin.

Material: 37 patients with defined, pharmacological treatment resistant Ménière's disease treated in Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology of University of Medical Sciences in Poznań with intratympanic injections of gentamicin from 2001 to 2010 year.

Methods: Patients were injected intratympanic with 0.

[The diagnostic and therapeutical difficulties of acute (fulminant) invasive mycotic rhinosinusitis].

The autors present the diagnostic and therapeutical difficulties of acute (fulminant) invasive mycotic rhinosinusitis. A case report of mycotic rhinosinusogenes meningitis in 50 years old woman is described in this paper. The intensive pharmacological and surgical treatment was performed.