A case of congenital (juvenile) otosclerosis
Kulakova, L.A.; Bodrova, I.V.
Vestnik Otorinolaringologii 2: 69-70
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4668 PMID: 22810644 Document Number: 660907
The present paper reports a case of congenital (juvenile) otosclerosis. This pathology is known to occur in 10% of the patients and cause severe hearing impairment. Precise diagnostics of the activity and extent of the otosclerotic process based on the results of functional multispiral computed tomography (MSCT) enables the practicing surgeons to identify indications for the surgical intervention, choose the adequate method and time for its performance, and make prognosis of its outcome. This inference is confirmed by the clinical observation described in this communication.