Tympanoscope-Assisted Myringoplasty

Thirty ears of 29 patients with different sized perforation of the tympanic membrane were operated on with the aid of rigid otoendoscopes. The technique has a significant novel feature: endoscopy of the tympanic cavity through a perforation with small tympanoscopes 1.7 mm in diameter with a 0%. The...

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Published inO.R.L. Journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 353 - 358
Main Authors Karhuketo, Tapio S., Ilomäki, Jaana H., Puhakka, Heikki J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.11.2001
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Child
Ear, Middle - pathology
Endoscopy - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myringoplasty - methods
Original Paper
Otoscopes
Reoperation
Treatment Outcome
Tympanic Membrane Perforation - pathology
Tympanic Membrane Perforation - surgery
Minimal invasive surgery
Transtympanic endoscopy
Tympanoscopy
Endoscopy
Myringoplasty
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Summary:Thirty ears of 29 patients with different sized perforation of the tympanic membrane were operated on with the aid of rigid otoendoscopes. The technique has a significant novel feature: endoscopy of the tympanic cavity through a perforation with small tympanoscopes 1.7 mm in diameter with a 0%. The postoperative air-bone gap was less than 10 dB in 90% of the ears. It was concluded that tympanoscope-assisted myringoplasty is a reliable and simple procedure with the benefit of minimal trauma in healthy tissue and that it is a feasible approach for day-case surgery with an ordinary success rate of tympanic membrane closure and hearing results.
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ISSN:0301-1569
1423-0275
DOI:10.1159/000055773