title: Myringoplasty with a single flap.
abstract: This article describes a myringoplasty technique that involves the use of a single flap of meatal skin and tympanic membrane epithelium. The procedure was performed on 148 patients. A success rate of 90.5% was achieved, with early epithelialization of the grafted tympanic membrane and the avoidance of various problems encountered in the performance of other forms of myringoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad 211001, India.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing