A Comparison of Cartilage Palisades and Temporal Fascia in Type 1 Tympanoplasty for Bilateral Tympanic Membrane Perforations in Children.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Gün, Taylan; Boztepe, Osman Fatih; Atan, Doğan; İkincioğulları, Aykut; Dere, Hüseyin
- Source
- Journal of International Advanced Otology. Apr2017, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p36-39. 4p.
- Subject
- *TYMPANOPLASTY
*TYMPANIC membrane perforation
*MEDICAL records
*PEDIATRIC surgery
FASCIAE surgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 1308-7649
OBJECTIVE: To compare the graft success rates and audiological outcomes of bilaterally performed type 1 tympanoplasty using cartilage palisades or temporal fascia in children. MATERIALS and METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty at Medical Park Hospital between May 2007 and February 2013. 27 patients (54 ears) were enrolled in the study: 15 (30 ears) in the palisade cartilage group and 12 (24 ears) in the fascia group. RESULTS: The graft success rate for the fascia group was 79.2%, and that for the cartilage group was 96.7%. The difference was statistically insignificant (p=0.078). Audiological improvements were seen in both groups, and the difference was statistically insignificant. CONCLUSION: The use of temporalis fascia grafting has similar outcomes to palisade cartilage tympanoplasty for both success rate and audiological values in children who have bilateral disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]