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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2024
The success of tympanoplasty is mainly defined by the post-operative integrity of the tympanic membrane, as well as the absence of any need for further operating. Among the factors affecting the outcome, the surgical grafting technique is still a matter of debate. Our aim is to report the results of the split two-layer cartilage–perichondrium technique.
We carried out a retrospective study of 108 consecutive adult patients undergoing myringoplasty, assessing both surgical and audiological outcomes of the split two-layer cartilage–perichondrium technique, including primary and revision cases.
Complete perforation closure was observed in 97/108 (89.7 per cent) of the cases; 101/108 (93.5 per cent) had no need for further intervention. Failures were observed only in cases with total perforations without any differences between primary and revision cases. The average air–bone gap improved from 29.75 dB pre-operatively to 5.8 dB post-operatively.
The results indicate high success rates of the technique with failures occurring only in total perforations.
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