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- Title
The Long-Term Stability of Fat-Graft Myringoplasty in the Closure of Tympanic Membrane Perforations and Hearing Restoration.
- Authors
Han, Jae Sang; Han, Jung Ju; Park, Jung Mee; Seo, Jae-Hyun; Park, Kyoung Ho; Han, Jae Sang; Han, Jung Ju; Park, Jung Mee; Park, Kyoung Ho
- Abstract
<bold>Background/aims: </bold>This study was conducted to evaluate the long-term stability of fat-graft myringoplasty (FGM) for chronic tympanic membrane perforations, analyzing the perforation closure rate and re-gained hearing outcome with respect to the size and location of the perforations.<bold>Methods: </bold>Between August 2007 and June 2018, a total of 193 patients who underwent FGM due to chronic tympanic membrane perforation at a tertiary referral center were enrolled and analyzed.<bold>Results: </bold>The mean follow-up was 14.6 months (range 6-39). The complete perforation closure rate after FGM was 89.6%, with no statistical difference among the perforation size groups. The mean postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) was 11.0 dB and mean ABG improvement was 4.9 dB.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Our FGM technique had a favorable tympanic closure rate for small to large perforations, and yielded relatively good hearing improvement in the mid-size perforation cases over long-term follow-up periods. According to the topographic evaluation of FGM, this procedure resulted in a reliable perforation closure rate and audiological results regardless of the perforation site.
- Subjects
MYRINGOPLASTY; TYMPANIC membrane perforation; EAR surgery; HEARING; TREATMENT effectiveness; TYMPANIC membrane
- Publication
ORL, 2021, Vol 83, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
0301-1569
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000512084