Journal Reviews

A comparison of same day with staged bilateral cartilage graft tympanoplasty for tubotympanic CSOM

1 July 2017 | | Cartilage, Costs and Cost Analysis, Otitis Media, Tympanoplasty

This randomised, controlled study compares the tympanoplasty outcomes in two groups of patients: one undergoing bilateral tympanoplasty on the same day (18 patients, 36 ears) and the other having the same procedure done on different days, with a gap of...

Cartilage myringoplasty to treat patulous eustachian tube dysfunction

1 January 2017 | | Cartilage myringoplasty, Patulous Eustachian tube

Patulous eustachian tube (PET) dysfunction, where the eustachian tube is abnormally opened at rest, is a notoriously difficult condition to treat. Symptoms can mimic symptoms of superior semicircular canal dehiscence: autophony, aural fullness, hyperacusis and breathing synchronous tinnitus. Treatment has...

Prognostic factors for myringoplasty

1 March 2016 | | Adenoid hypertrophy, Cartilage, Fascia, Graft, Tympanoplasty

This retrospective study looked at the factors that were associated with a higher success rate for tympanic membrane perforation closure. The authors looked at 247 procedures. They compared the results of temporalis fascia versus tragal cartilage. The cartilage grafts had...