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  • Title: The unilateral stapes gusher.
    Author: Rebol J.
    Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr; 2004; 116 Suppl 2():90-2. PubMed ID: 15506322.
    Abstract:
    A stapes gusher is an alarming situation occurring during stapes surgery for mixed hearing loss. It is characterized by the sudden profuse flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the middle ear and external ear canal after opening the vestibule of the inner ear. An adult patient with unilateral stapes gusher is described; he was operated on both ears with a good hearing result on both sides. The stapes on the side with the cerebrospinal fluid leak was malformed, especially in the posterior crus--a finding which may suggest the possibility of a stapes gusher. The small-hole stapedotomy is a safe technique when dealing with a profuse cerebrospinal fluid leak, and it enables the closure of the leak with additional tamponade of the oval niche and the achievement of a good hearing result.
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