Lourdes Albina, S A (2016) Cartilage Tympanoplastya review on its Postoperatve Hearing / Functional Outcomes. Masters thesis, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cartilage graft tympanoplasty has a better success rate in the treatment of chronic otitis media if properly prepare pre-operatively and placed intraoperatively. OBJECTIVE: To prepare cartilage graft from tragus and to compare pre operative and postoperative hearing. METHODS: 35 patients with chronic otitis media either tubotympanic or attico antral, without intra/extra cranial complications disease were made to undergo cartilage tympanoplasty. The study was conducted both retrospectively and prospectively. RESULTS: In this technique, patients had an average improvement in hearing upto 10-12dB.The mean post-operative period follow up was 2-6 months. CONCLUSION: If cartilage graft is properly prepared and placed, cartilage tympanoplasty appears to provide better success rates and hearing results.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.221414001 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tragus ; Cartilage tympanoplasty ; Tubo-tympanic ; Attico-antral. |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > Otolaryngology |
| Depositing User: | Devi S |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2019 15:27 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2019 04:29 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/10548 |
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