title: Tympanoscope-assisted myringoplasty.
abstract: Thirty ears of 29 patients with different sized perforation of the tympanic membrane were operated on with the aid of rigid otoendoscopes. The technique has a significant novel feature: endoscopy of the tympanic cavity through a perforation with small tympanoscopes 1.7 mm in diameter with a 0%. The postoperative air-bone gap was less than 10 dB in 90% of the ears. It was concluded that tympanoscope-assisted myringoplasty is a reliable and simple procedure with the benefit of minimal trauma in healthy tissue and that it is a feasible approach for day-case surgery with an ordinary success rate of tympanic membrane closure and hearing results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tampere University Hospital, PO Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland. tapio.karkuheto@tays.fi
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Karhuketo
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ilomäki
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Puhakka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002648:Child; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D019720:Otoscopes; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*