Effectiveness of fibronectin in myringoplasty using temporal fascia.
A study of myringoplasty with temporal fascia homograft employing fibronectin was conducted in 14 ears in which the same myringoplasty procedure without fibronectin (1-5 times) had failed to afford closure of tympanic membrane perforation. Closure was obtained in eight ears. These results suggest that fibronectin is effective in myringoplasty using treated temporal fascia homograft.
Naganuma
H
H
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shitara
T
T
Okamoto
M
M
Tokumasu
K
K
Fujino
A
A
Sano
H
H
Hoshino
I
I
Arai
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty; D016378:Tissue Transplantation; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
D005353:Fibronectins