Inlay "butterfly" cartilage tympanoplasty.
Am J Otolaryngol
; 34(1): 41-3, 2013.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22975316
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of inlay "butterfly" cartilage tympanoplasty.METHODS:
The files of 42 patients (24 were male, 18 were female) who underwent primary or revision inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in 2005 to 2011 at a tertiary medical center were reviewed. Patients were regularly observed by otoscopy and audiometry.RESULTS:
The mean patient age was 27 years (range, 14-75 years), and the mean duration of follow-up was 24 months (range, 3-36 months). The postoperative period was uneventful. The technical (anatomical) success rate was 92% at 1 year. There was a significant decrease in the mean air-bone gap in 32 patients (preoperatively, 49.6 dB; postoperatively, 26.2 dB; P = .006). Results were suboptimal in 3 patients with persistent small perforations of the operated ear.CONCLUSION:
Inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty appears to be effective in terms of defect closure and improved hearing, comparable with temporalis fascia graft tympanoplasty. Follow-up is necessary for at least 1 year when some perforation may reappear.
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Timpanoplastia
/
Perfuração da Membrana Timpânica
/
Cartilagem da Orelha
/
Audição
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article