Miringoplasty and Tympanoplasty without Mastoidectomy

Success of cartilage grafting in revision tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy.

OBJECTIVE Candidates for revision tympanoplasty have experienced at least one failed attempt at repair of the tympanic membrane and are, therefore, at higher risk for subsequent repair failure. The adjunctive use of mastoidectomy with tympanoplasty in those patients with noncholesteatomatous chronic otitis media is often used to decrease the risk for subsequent failure. However, at this institu...

The evolution of mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty.

A.D. 150 Galen describes incising “caries of the auditory meatus” 1363 Guy de Chauliac’s device to inspect ear by direct sunlight 1640 – Banzer uses pig bladder as artificial tympanic membrane 1646 Aural speculum by Hildanus 1653 Light microscope by Antony van Leeuwenhoek 1791 Death of Baron von Berger after mastoid trephination for tinnitus and deafness 1832 “Inspector Auris” by Thomas Buchana...

Mastoidectomy Vs Tympanoplasty – a Conceptual Renaissance. Preamble to an Original Method of Mastoidectomy

Cost analysis and outcomes of a second-look tympanoplasty-mastoidectomy strategy for cholesteatoma.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To analyze cost and compare cholesteatoma recidivism and hearing outcomes with single-stage and second-look operative strategies. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review and cost analysis. METHODS Adult and pediatric patients who underwent a tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma with a single-stage or second-look operative strategy were identified. Variables inc...

Canal Wall down Mastoidectomy and Tympanoplasty in Cholesteatoma Surgery: Ten Years’ Experience

Tympanomastoid surgery for cholesteatoma is a procedure designed to eliminate the disease and maintain a safe and dry ear. This retrospective study was designed to evaluate the functional results of cholesteatoma patients who underwent canal wall down mastoidectomy in conjunction with a tympanoplasty. Operated ears due to chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma were considered for the study. Th...