Cellulose-Based Fibrous Materials From Bacteria to Repair Tympanic Membrane Perforations

What is the optimal age to repair tympanic membrane perforations in pediatric patients?

BACKGROUND Tympanic membrane perforation is a common pediatric otolaryngology diagnosis that most frequently occurs after myringotomy tube extrusion, complicated otitis media, or traumatic perforation. Repair is often necessary if it does not heal spontaneously. Untreated perforations can lead to conductive hearing loss, speech delays, chronic otorrhea, the need for precautions during water spo...

Endoscopic observation of different repair patterns in human traumatic tympanic membrane perforations.

INTRODUCTION In the last decade, there has been an increasing use of biomaterial patches in the regeneration of traumatic tympanic membrane perforations. The major advantages of biomaterial patches are to provisionally restore the physiological function of the middle ear, thereby immediately improving ear symptoms, and act as a scaffold for epithelium migration. However, whether there are addit...

Fat graft myringoplasty: An office procedure for the repair of small perforations of the tympanic membrane

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 ...

Silk films as a Repair Material for Perforations of the Tympanic Membrane

Relationship between tympanic membrane perforations and retained ventilation tubes.

OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of prolonged ventilation tube retention on tympanic membrane healing and the efficacy of patching procedures used concomitantly at the time of tube removal. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary referral academic institution. PATIENTS Seventy-six patients aged 12 years and younger, with a total of 99 ears identified from January 1989 to De...