title: A study on outcome of underlay, overlay and combined techniques of myringoplasty.
abstract: Myringoplasty is a procedure which deals on repair of the tympanic membrane. This procedure can be done via postaural, endaural or endomeatal route. Various grafts such as temporalis fascia, vein graft, perichondrium are used. The technique can be categorized as underlay, overlay, interlay or its combination depending on the placement of the graft material. This study was done to compare underlay, overlay and combined technique in terms of the closure of the membrane defect, postoperative complications and over all success rates. Apart from few complications, this study revealed over all success rate was best with combined technique but the difference was not significant statistically when the methods are comparable among them.
authors: SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal India.
authors: Arunabha
authors: A
authors: Sengupta
authors: Bijan
authors: B
authors: Basak
authors: Debasish
authors: D
authors: Ghosh
authors: Deepjoy
authors: D
authors: Basu
authors: Debasish
authors: D
authors: Adhikari
authors: Kuntal
authors: K
authors: Maity
keywords: Chronic otitis media; Myringoplasty; Overlay myringoplasty; Underlay myringoplasty