Comparison of Endoscopic Tympanoplasty to Microscopic Tympanoplasty

Comparison of Endoscopic Tympanoplasty to Microscopic Tympanoplasty

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the outcome of endoscopic and microscopic tympanoplasty. METHODS This was a retrospective comparative study of 73 patients (35 males and 38 females) who underwent type I tympanoplasty at Samsung Medical Center from April to December 2014. The subjects were classified into two groups; endoscopic tympanoplasty (ET, n=25), microscopic tympanoplasty (MT, n=4...

Results of pediatric endoscopic and endoscopically assisted tympanoplasty

Objectives To evaluate the success of pediatric endoscopic and endoscopically assisted transcanal cartilage inlay tympanoplasty. Methods Retrospective review of single surgeon experience. Results During a 3 year period, 30 children underwent 31 endoscopic or endoscopically assisted transcanal tympanoplasties by the senior surgeon using tragal cartilage/perichondrial inlay grafts. There were...

[Transcanal endoscopic tympanoplasty in the treatment of chronic otitis media].

OBJECTIVES This study aims to report early postoperative complications and hearing results in patients with chronic otitis media undergoing endoscopic transcanal tympanoplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-four patients (6 males, 18 females; mean age 25.9 years; range 9 to 46 years) who were operated with endoscopic transcanal tympanoplasty in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of ...

The Effect of Endoscopic Tympanoplasty on Cochlear Function

OBJECTIVES The aim of this prospective clinical study was to measure the audiologic outcomes of the patients that underwent endoscopic transcanal cartilage tympanoplasty, and to investigate the effects on cochlear function. METHODS Thirty-three patients (33 ears) who were diagnosed with noncomplicated chronic otitis media and underwent endoscopic transcanal cartilage tympanoplasty technique w...

Retrospective analysis of tympanoplasty