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Table 6. Postoperative Complications and Audiometric Changes in Included Studies.

Postoperative Audiogram Change (n)

Cases with Complications

Source

Symptom (n)

Etiology (n)

Honkura 10 (2014)

Stable

None None None 3 of 8

Song 29 (2012)

Improved

Yoshida 22 (2007) Vaisbuch 8 (2018)

Stable Stable

Mild hyperacusis (1, JBDi), recurrent PT at 3 and 8 mo (2, ICA dehiscence)

VanDamme 9 (2017)

Stable Stable

None None None

Yeo 7 (2018)

DeHart 6 (2018)

Stable (2), ‘‘asymptomatic decrease in pure-tone averages of 5 dB’’ (1)

El-Begermy 14 (2010)

Stable

1 of 7

Headache and dizziness

Increased ICP, enlarged blind spot suggestive of papilledema, and binasal field defects suggestive of optic nerve compression. MRV revealed stenosis of lower part of superior sagittal sinus, left sigmoid sinus obstruction, right sigmoid sinus stenosis, and dilated left mastoid emissary vein. Improved with warfarin and acetazolamide over 2mo. Transverse sinus thrombosis responsive to anticoagulation (1), mass effect of resurfacing

Rouillard 31 (1985) Eisenman 4 (2018)

Stable

None

9 of 40 a

Headache 6 visual change (6)

NA

material on SS (2), no significant findings on computed tomography (3)

Leak from wound (1) Intraoperative diverticulum rupture (1) Right facial swelling (1)

Nonocclusive SS thrombus and facial cellulitis treated with anticoagulation and antibiotics (1)

Zeng 24 (2016)

Stable

8 of 27

Persistent periauricular numbness (5), ear fullness (4), and collapse of the retroauricular area (2)

Kim 25 (2016)

Stable (5), improved ipsilateral LFHL(3)

1 of 8

Pulsating headache, papilledema

Increased intracranial pressure due to compression of SS; subsided after a revision operation for partial decompression of the SS Headache self-resolved after 1 wk

Song 26 (2015)

Stable (3 ears; 2 patients), improved ipsilateral LFHL (2)

1 of 5

Mild pulsating headache, recurrence of symptom 4.5 y postoperatively

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