A prospective controlled trial comparing spontaneous closure and Epifilm® patching in traumatic tympanic membrane perforations

• Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 270; no. 11; pp. 2857 - 2863
• Main Authors: Sayin, Ibrahim, Kaya, Kamil Hakan, Ekizoğlu, Oğuzhan, Erdim, İbrahim, Kayhan, Fatma Tülin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Audiometry, Pure-Tone; Biocompatible Materials - therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Esters; Female; Head and Neck Surgery; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid - analogs & derivatives; Hyaluronic Acid - therapeutic use; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Myringoplasty - methods; Neurosurgery; Otology; Otorhinolaryngology; Prospective Studies; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tympanic Membrane - injuries; Tympanic Membrane - surgery; Tympanic Membrane Perforation - therapy; Young Adult; Spontaneous healing; Tympanic membrane perforation; Traumatic; Patch; Epifilm; Hyaluronic acid ester

The objective was to compare the outcomes of spontaneous closure and hyaluronic acid (HA) ester patching (Epifilm ® ) in subjects with traumatic tympanic membrane (TM) perforation. This was a prospective, controlled study performed at a tertiary teaching and research hospital. During 6-month period,...