B-ENT

Double layer crescent graft technique for endoscopic tympanoplasty

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Mardin State Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

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Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology.

B-ENT 2019; 15: 113-117
Read: 675 Downloads: 533 Published: 28 January 2020

Objectives: The main aim of this study was to present the surgical and functional outcomes of tympanoplasty performed using the crescent graft technique.

Methodology: In this research, we used an underlay crescent cartilage-perichondrium composite graft and overlay perichondrium graft to repair tympanic membrane perforation. Pre-operative and post-operative tympanic membrane examinations and hearing evaluations were performed.

Results: A total of 155 patients were included in this retrospective study. The pre-operative hearing threshold was 12.95 ± 3.85 dB and the post-operative threshold 5.7 ± 4.1 dB. The improvement was significant (p<0.05). Reperforation was observed in nine patients, graft lateralization in five patients, and graft retraction in four patients at the 1-year follow-up.

Conclusion: Double-layer crescent graft tympanoplasty yielded successful functional and hearing outcomes.

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