In the last few years, cartilage has been the preferred material for reconstruction of the tympanic membrane, particularly in the case of allergy, re-perforation, or total or subtotal perforation. The mechanical characteristics of cartilage offer the advantage of high resistance to retraction and re-perforation. This paper describes two original techniques which reduce cartilage tympanoplasty surgery time, involving a 0.3 mm thick cartilage- perichondrium composite graft to repair the tympanic membrane.
Cartilage tympanoplasty: how to reduce surgery time / DE SETA, Elio; Covelli, Edoardo; DE SETA, Daniele; Mancini, Patrizia; Filipo, Roberto. - In: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-2151. - 124:7(2010), pp. 784-785. [10.1017/s0022215110000344]
Cartilage tympanoplasty: how to reduce surgery time
DE SETA, Elio;COVELLI, EDOARDO;DE SETA, DANIELE;MANCINI, PATRIZIA;FILIPO, Roberto
2010
Abstract
In the last few years, cartilage has been the preferred material for reconstruction of the tympanic membrane, particularly in the case of allergy, re-perforation, or total or subtotal perforation. The mechanical characteristics of cartilage offer the advantage of high resistance to retraction and re-perforation. This paper describes two original techniques which reduce cartilage tympanoplasty surgery time, involving a 0.3 mm thick cartilage- perichondrium composite graft to repair the tympanic membrane.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
