Post-stapedotomy reparative granuloma following use of acellular porcine small intestinal submucosa.

PURPOSE

There have been multiple proposed etiologies of reparative granuloma following stapes surgery. In this report, we present the first case of post-stapedectomy reparative granuloma following the use of Biodesign (Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN) otologic graft material, an acellular matrix derived from porcine small intestinal submucosa, and review the literature of post-stapes surgery reparative granuloma.

PATIENT

50-year-old woman who developed a reparative granuloma following stapedotomy with acellular porcine intestinal submucosa presenting with profound hearing loss and vertigo.

INTERVENTION

Middle ear exploration with excision of granuloma and revision stapedotomy.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES

Audiologic outcomes as measured by pure-tone air and bone conduction thresholds and word recognition scores. Improvement in vertigo.

MAIN FINDINGS

Surgical excision of the reparative granuloma with revision stapedotomy resolved vertigo. Hearing has improved progressively postoperatively.

CONCLUSIONS

We report the first case of post-stapedotomy reparative granuloma following the use of acellular porcine intestinal submucosa. Although exact etiology cannot be determined from a single case report, this illustrates the need for careful use of novel foreign graft material. This case additionally confirms that removal of granuloma and inciting materials can salvage serviceable hearing.