Journal Reviews

Surgical outcomes of myringoplasty using platelet-rich plasma

9 September 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Otology, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery | Closure surgery, Myringoplasty, Platelet-rich plasma, Tympanic membrane perforation, Tympanoplasty

Tympanic membrane (TM) perforations can affect people’s quality of life due to recurrent infections. Management is often by surgical repair. In this study, the authors investigated the outcomes of a minimally invasive approach of patch myringoplasty using an atelocollagen sponge...

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Office-based otology procedures

1 November 2019 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Endoscopic ear surgery, Intratympanic injection, Myringoplasty, Office-based otology

This edition of the Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America covers office-based surgery in ENT. This article discusses procedures in otology that could be performed in the outpatient setting and covers innovations in office-based otologic procedures. The endoscope features prominently in...

Graft material success for tympanoplasty

1 March 2018 | | Myringoplasty, allograft, xenograft, tympanosclerosis, tympanic membrane

This retrospective Belgian study looked at the success rates of xenograft and human allograft materials as alternatives to more common autograft materials like fascia, fat or cartilage. A total of 71 consecutive patients who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty were included,...

How young is too young for tympanoplasty?

1 November 2015 | | Age, Children, Myringoplasty, Tympanic membrane perforatio

This paper presents the largest series of pre-school age children undergoing tympanoplasty compared with older children. The authors have collected much prospective data on 259 children undergoing 284 surgeries so were able to perform multivariate analysis. The age groupings of...