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- Title
Inlay Tympanoplasty: Cartilage Butterfly Technique.
- Authors
Eavey, Roland D.
- Abstract
For closure of a nonmarginal tympanic membrane perforation, currently popular techniques utilize either an underlay or an onlay approach. However, both procedures require incising canal skin. A transcanal inlay procedure could provide theoretical advantages of ease, speed, and comfort. Specifically designed cartilage that could facilitate the transcanal approach similar to placement of a solid tube was employed and evaluated. A transcanal cartilage butterfly inlay technique was found to be efficient and effective to close a subgroup of small-to-medium-sized tympanic membrane perforations including cases in which the condition of the tympanic membrane was somewhat hostile. Postoperative patient comfort was an additional benefit.
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 1998, Vol 108, Issue 5, p657
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1097/00005537-199805000-00006