Role Of Butterfly Cartilage Tympanoplasty in Small to Medium Sized Perforations in Chronic Otitis Media Patients
摘要
The study aims to evaluate the role of butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in small to medium sized tympanic membrane (TM) perforations.
Materials and MethodsThirty patients with small to medium TM perforations underwent butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty and underwent prospective evaluation. The graft uptake rate and hearing gain were the outcomes evaluated.
ResultsOut of the 30 patients, 17 were male, and 13 were female. The mean age was 36.67 ± 16.02 years (from 15 to 60 years). The overall graft uptake rate was 90%, with failure observed in three cases. The mean preoperative air conduction threshold was 41.17 ± 11.83 dB which improved to 32.27 ± 10.84 dB at 6 months post-operation. The mean postoperative Air Bone Gap (ABG) closure was 7.59 ± 0.28 dB with a p-value of 0.001 which was statistically significant.
ConclusionsButterfly cartilage tympanoplasty is the least invasive, safe, simple, and advantageous for healing TM perforation and hearing restoration.