title: [New technique of myringoplasty with cartilage in suspension--preliminary results].
abstract: The authors describe a surgical technique of simple myringoplasty with a cartilage graft which can be done as a day surgery. The main point is the suspension of this graft by a suture (Vicryl 6-0) to the skin of the external auditory meatus. The preliminary results on twenty seven patients are successful with a rate of complete closure which is 92.6%. This technique must be reserved for dry, limited, nonmarginal perforations and without ossicular problem or connection with the handle of the malleus.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Luis Vernana, Servicio ORL, Guayaquil, Ecuador. amatamoros@easynet.net.ec
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Matamoros Sotomayor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López Bravo
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome