OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe outcomes of paediatric stapes surgery at an academic tertiary care centre. METHODS: Electronic medical records of patients younger than 21 years who underwent stapedotomy between September 2013 and July 2020 were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 17 patients (7 male, 10 female) were included in our study
14 underwent surgery on one ear while 3 underwent surgery on both ears (20 ears total). Mean pre-operative air-bone gap was 34.5 dB (standard deviation, 11). At three months, the mean post-operative air-bone gap was 20.6 dB (standard deviation, 10.2), with a mean improvement of 17 dB (standard deviation, 12.1). Sixty-four per cent of patients had closure of their air-bone gap to 20 dB or less. A negative correlation between pre-operative body-mass index and post-operative air-bone gap was statistically significant (n = 14, CONCLUSION: Paediatric stapedotomy can be effective and safe. In this cohort, age was not correlated with improvement in air-bone gap
pre-operative body mass index was significantly correlated with post-operative air-bone gap.