introduction: the use of cartilage as a grafting material has been advocated in cases where there is a high risk of graft failure, such as subtotal perforations, adhesive processes, and residual defects after primary tympanoplasties. the purpose of this study was to compare the graft acceptance rates and auditory outcomes of cartilage tympanoplasty operations using a palisade technique with tho...

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Chronic otitis media (COM) is a widespread disease in the developing countries. It treated by tympanoplasty, traditionally performed with microscope which limits visual field deep recesses of middle ear, especially narrow external auditory canal. Using endoscope has minimised these difficulties providing wide view angled magnifi...

Introduction: There remains controversy about the optimal kind of graft to repair tympanic membrane. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and auditory outcomes of type I tympanoplasty using fascia with or without cartilage reinforcement.   Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted from 2005 to 2015. All cases were surgically treated by a single sur...