An Observational Study on Butterfly Underlay Cartilage Tympanoplasty.
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2016-07
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Background: The paring of tympanic membrane is usually done by doing myringoplasty with temporal is fascia graft.
Methods: A newer technique of butterfly cartilage underlay grafting has been used in 50 patients with small to moderate
size safe perforation. Results: The result of the study would be analysed for hearing improvement and graft uptake.
Hearing gain of 0-5 dB was observed in 4 patients, 6-10 dB in 3 patients, 11-15 dB in 14 patients, 16-20 dB in 22
patients and 21-25 dB in 7 patients. Conclusion: Butterfly cartilage myringoplasty is a very good technique for closure
of small to moderate size central perforations.
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Butterfly Underlay technique, Cartilage Tympanoplasty, CSOM
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Kumar Amit, Tiwari Aditya Narayan, Saraswat Shalini, Chatterji Prabol, Singh Bhanu Pratap. An Observational Study on Butterfly Underlay Cartilage Tympanoplasty. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2016 July-Aug; 2(4): 158-160.