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The fibrous annulus in myringoplasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Alaa El-Seifi  and
Bassem Fouad
Alaa El-Seifi*
Affiliation:
Consultant Otologist, the Military Medical Academy, Kobba, Consultant Otologist, El-Safa and El-Fayrouz Hospitals, Cairo.
Bassem Fouad
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Otology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha.
*
Dr Alaa El-Seifi, 14 Alfi Street, Cairo, Egypt.
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Abstract

Graft cholesteatoma is a serious complication of tympanic membrane grafting. It is due to burying keratinizing epithelium under the graft. Its occurrence in the anterior angle has been attributed to the presence of epithelial rests within the annulus in this area, and consequently is considered inevitable with overlay technique.

In the present study we propose that this complication is due to inadequate surgical technique rather than due to factors inherent in underlying pathology or in the technique itself.

Keywords

Myringoplasty

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , February 1992 , pp. 116 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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