Cartilage tympanoplasty: how to reduce surgery time.
In the last few years, cartilage has been the preferred material for reconstruction of the tympanic membrane, particularly in the case of allergy, re-perforation, or total or subtotal perforation. The mechanical characteristics of cartilage offer the advantage of high resistance to retraction and re-perforation. This paper describes two original techniques which reduce cartilage tympanoplasty surgery time, involving a 0.3 mm thick cartilage-perichondrium composite graft to repair the tympanic membrane.
De Seta
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Dept. of Neurology & Otolaryngology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. edeseta@yahoo.it
Covelli
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De Seta
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Mancini
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Filipo
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D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods*