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Panel Presentations

Otology/Neurotology

Complication of Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery

Sunday, October 12, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Location: 237-238
Disclosure(s):
William H. Slattery, MD, III:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Kevin Albert Peng, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Forewarned is forearmed. If you operate, you will get complications. Goo d judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.
In this course, we hope to present the collective experience of the House Group's many surgeons' experience treating and dealing with complications.
This course will review complications associated with otologic and skull base surgery. The goal of the course is to provide practical solutions for the otologic surgeon so they will be prepared and have a game plan if/when such a complication may occur. We will review techniques that can reduce the risk of completions.
We will review all aspects of otologic and neurotologic surgery including simple procedures to more complex lateral skull base surgery.
We will review the legal aspect of complications and present treatment plans for best practices in this area.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Review the complications associated with routine otologic surgery. The course will review problems associated with otologic procedures such as tubes, myringoplasty , tympanoplasty, stapedectomy, mastoidectomy and lateral skull base surgery.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Review common patient risk factors associated with anesthesia for Otologic and neurotologic procedures.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Review the legal aspect of dealing/treating otologic complications

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: This course was presented last year and received above average scores. It has been given as part of the House Temporal Bone course. 2025 AAOHNS identified this topic as a special need. We believe this course will draw a significant crowd and be well received as it has with participants of our courses.

Comprehensive Otolaryngology Track Statement : This course is intended for any otolaryngologist performing ear surgery. This includes basic diagnoses to complicated lateral skull base surgery. The general otolaryngology gap analysis has indicated prevention of complications or intra-operative injury is a need.

    Moderator(s)

  • William H. Slattery, III, MD

    President
    House Clinic
    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Kevin Albert Peng, MD

    Surgeon, Associate Program Director
    House Ear Clinic
    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.