title: Butterfly inlay tympanoplasty: A study in Indian scenario.
abstract: Popularly myringoplasty is done by an underlay or an onlay technique using mostly temporalis fascia graft. A new technique of inlay tympanoplasty using composite cartilage perichondrium graft is applied in the present study of 20 patients, for closure of small to medium sized perforations. The results have been analysed in terms of graft take up rate and hearing improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kathuria
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.forename: Tapaswini
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pradhan
keywords: Butterfly Technique; Composite Grafts; Inlay Tympanoplasty