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Type I tympanoplasty with island chondro-perichondral tragal graft: the preferred technique?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2013

E De Seta ,
D De Seta ,
E Covelli ,
M Viccaro  and
R Filipo
E De Seta*
Affiliation:
Department of Sensory Organs, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Italy
D De Seta
Affiliation:
Department of Sensory Organs, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Italy
E Covelli
Affiliation:
Department of Sensory Organs, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Italy
M Viccaro
Affiliation:
Department of Sensory Organs, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Italy
R Filipo
Affiliation:
Department of Sensory Organs, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Italy
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Elio De Seta, Via Carlo Conti Rossini 26, 00147 Rome, Italy Fax: +39 064454864 E-mail: edeseta@yahoo.it
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Abstract

Objective:

This retrospective, comparative study aimed to assess anatomical and functional results in a group of adults undergoing type I tympanoplasty for subtotal tympanic membrane perforation, using two different types of graft.

Subjects and methods:

The study included 106 patients affected by chronic otitis media, who underwent underlay type I tympanoplasty, 53 using an autologous chondro-perichondral tragal graft and 53 using temporalis fascia. Anatomical and functional outcomes were evaluated over time.

Results:

Audiometric results comparing the cartilage and fascia groups at six months and one year after surgery showed no statistically significant differences. Assessment of anatomical outcomes indicated a greater number of complications in the fascia group.

Conclusion:

Functional results indicate the validity of the cartilage tympanoplasty, while anatomical results indicate a slightly better outcome in terms of graft re-perforation and retraction, compared with temporalis fascia at one-year follow up. These results suggest that the cartilage technique is preferable for type I tympanoplasty.

Keywords

FasciaGraftsTympanoplastyEar MiddleCartilage

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 127 , Issue 4 , April 2013 , pp. 354 - 358
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2013

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Footnotes

Presented at the 28th Politzer Society Meeting, 28 September to 1 October 2011, Athens, Greece

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