Endoscopic butterfly cartilage myringoplasty.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the results of this study, it is believed that, in appropriate patients with tympanic membrane perforation, the endoscopic butterfly cartilage myringoplasty can be applied, with a shorter operation time, high graft success rate, and low risk of complications.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of the endoscopic butterfly cartilage myringoplasty in terms of the graft success rate and hearing gain.


METHODS
Forty-five ears of the 42 patients who were subjected to endoscopic butterfly cartilage myringoplasty surgery between January 2013 and December 2014 were included in this study. The archival records of the patients were reviewed retrospectively, evaluating the pre-operative and post-operative hearing results and post-operative graft success rates in the early and late periods.


RESULTS
The graft success rates were 97.8% (44/45 ears) and 95.6% (43/45 ears) at the post-operative 1- and 6-month follow-ups, respectively. When the post-operative air conduction hearing thresholds were compared, significant improvement was seen at post-operative 1- and 6-month follow-ups in the hearing thresholds, when compared to the pre-operative levels (p < 0.001).
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Abdulkadir
A
Özgür
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Engin
E
Dursun
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Suat
S
Terzi
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Özlem Çelebi
ÖÇ
Erdivanlı
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Zerrin Özergin
ZÖ
Coşkun
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Mahmut
M
Oğurlu
a Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University , Rize , Turkey.
Münir
M
Demirci
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
Myringoplasty; butterfly cartilage graft; endoscopic myringoplasty