Myringoplasty is often regarded as one of the easier operation in otology The principal failures in myringoplasty are reperforation of the eardrum, anterior blunting, lateralization or thickening of the graft, iatrogenic cholesteatomas, and eardrum retraction. The risk of post-operative perforation ranges between 7% and 27%. This is a brief review of the risk factor of post-op tympanic membrane...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic myringoplasty and comparison with conventional myringoplasty. Materials Methods: Sixty cases clinically diagnosed chronic supportive otitis media dry central perforation were taken into account which 30 undergone All patients followed up on 3rd, 7th, 15th day, 6th weeks, 3rd months after surgery. Results: The tympanic membrane’s healing rate was...

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...

Introduction: Otoendoscopic myringoplasty has been successfully used for repair of small to medium sized perforation using various materials. Very few studies have used this method for repair of large central perforation. Goals: To evaluate the transcanal otoendoscopic approach to reconstruct large central perforation by raising single flap. Methods Utilized: Pilot study on forty patients with ...

Dear Editor, Tympanic membrane (TM) perforation is most commonly a result of infection, trauma, or the sequelae of tympanostomy tube insertion. Although 88% of traumatic perforations of any size heal without intervention, the remainders become chronic and require treatment. Without closure, morbidity may include hearing loss, chronic otorrhea and cholesteatoma formation. These tympanic membrane...

INTRODUCTION To date, myringoplasty conducted under the operating microscope has been found to have its limitations. With the introduction of the endoscope into other branches of surgery, there have been attempts at its utilisation in otology. METHODS Endoscope-assisted myringoplasty was carried out in 50 patients aged 18-45 years using the temporalis fascia graft. The middle ear was examined...

The aim of our study is to demonstrate the surgical management of myringosclerosis over a perforated whole tympanic membrane using simple underlay myringoplasty. Simple underlay myringoplasty with fibrin glue was performed in 11 ears with myringosclerosis over the entire tympanic membrane. The patients were one male and ten females and their mean age was 61.8 years (range, 40-73 yr). Surgical s...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Myringoplasty, one of the most frequent surgical techniques in otology, is the repair of tympanic membrane when the ear has only a perforation without any ossicular damage. The main objective of our work was to study the outcome of myringoplasty in patients less than 15 years of age. We also reviewed the existence of prognostic factors, such as Eustachian tube functi...

There is marked diversity in the reported success rates for achieving an intact tympanic membrane following myringoplasty. Controversy exists about the factors thought to influence surgical outcome. Both of these facts have important implications for obtaining informed consent prior to surgery. This study reviews the factors thought to determine the likelihood of achieving complete closure of t...