OBJECTIVE: Perforations of the tympanic membrane are treated with various surgical techniques and materials, all of which have advantages and disadvantages. Although autologous temporalis fascia is most often used to repair a perforated tympanic membrane, a fat graft can also be used, and fat myringoplasty (FM) is a simple and cost-effective technique. The aim of our study was to determine the ...

Traumatic fracture of the malleus handle without tympanic membrane perforation is a rare incidence. Diagnosis of conductive hearing loss can only be confirmed with manipulation of the ossicles under sedation as computerized tomography is not informative. We present a 39-year-old lady with Q-tip injury when she get sudden phone call.

To study the effectiveness of chemical cautery with patching on chronic tympanic membrane perforations pars tensa. Thirty-eight patients dry due to inflammatory or traumatic etiology were selected after treating primary etiological factors like septal deviation and allergic rhinitis. Fifty percentage silver nitrate was used cauterize margin perforation covered thin sterile aluminium foil as a p...

Introduction: The recurrence rate after tympanoplasty is variable between 0% and 50%. The causes of failure may be different and frequently interrelated, making the surgical choice difficult and the prognosis not always favourable. In this study, we analysed recurrence rate and the possible causes of failure of tympanoplasty in the treatment of tympanic perforations.   Materials and Methods: Th...

Myringoplasty or type 1 tympanoplasty aims the restoration of the anatomic integrity of the tympanic membrane; it's a very common surgery in otology. The objective was to evaluate the anatomic and functional results of this surgery in children using the retro-auricular approach. Sixty young patients with diagnosis of simple tympanic perforation were evaluated; these patients underwent myringopl...

Tympanic membrane perforation is a common problem leading to hearing loss. Despite the autoregenerative activity of the eardrum, chronic perforations require surgery using different materials, from autologous tissue - fascia, cartilage, fat or perichondrium - to paper patch. However, both, surgical procedures (myringoplasty or tympanoplasty) and the materials employed, have a number of limitati...