Tympanoplasty with Cartilage Graft

Cartilage reinforcement graft versus fascia graft in tympanoplasty

Background/aim: The purpose of this study was to compare cartilage reinforcement graft results with temporalis fascia graft alone in terms of hearing and anatomical outcomes in tympanoplasty. Materials and methods: Patients who underwent tympanoplasty with/without ossiculoplasty and/or mastoidectomy at a university hospital from 2006 through 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were...

Preparation and placement of cartilage island graft in tympanoplasty.

INTRODUCTION Cartilage graft tympanoplasty has a better success rate in the treatment of chronic otitis media if regularly prepared and placed. OBJECTIVE To prepare cartilage island material and evaluate its effect on the success rate of tympanoplasty. METHODS The medical records of 87 patients (48 males and 39 females; mean age, 27.3±11.2 years; range, 14-43 years) with chronic otitis medi...

Impact of cartilage graft size on success of tympanoplasty.

INTRODUCTION In the last decade, there has been an increasing use of cartilage grafts in the primary repair of tympanic membrane perforations. The major advantages of cartilage are its stiffness and its very low metabolic requirements, which make it particularly suitable for difficult conditions, such as subtotal perforations, adhesive otitis and reoperation. OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact o...

Effects of perforation size on the success rate of tympanoplasty using a cartilage graft.

Factors Affecting Success and Results of Cartilage- Perichondrium Island Graft in Revision Tympanoplasty

MATERIALS and METHODS: This study was conducted as a retrospective review of charts of patients who underwent revision tympanoplasty with composite cartilage-perichondrium island graft at our clinic. Patients who underwent radical or modified radical mastoidectomy for the treatment of cholesteatoma and who had stapes fixation were excluded. All grafts were placed using over-under technique. Oss...