Prospective study of use of Island of tragal cartilage in revision tympanoplasty

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Prospective study of use of Island of tragal cartilage in revision tympanoplasty Via Indian Journal of Otology Bhavika Verma, Naresh Dawat, Yogesh G Dabholkar, Sachin J Patil Indian Journal of Otology 2021 27(1):40-43 Background: Ideal graft material in revision tympanoplasty is a topic of much research. Cartilage being sturdy and stable even in negative pressure situations, is a viable option. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate graft uptake and hearing improvement using the technique of island of tragal cartilage as a graft material in revision tympanoplasty. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study of total of 60 Type 1 revision tympanoplasty surgeries which were done using tragal cartilage island graft from December 2017 to December 2019 in our institute with a follow-up of 3 months. Results: Graft uptake in our study was found to be 93.33%. Four patients showed a re-perforation during follow-up. The mean preoperative air-bone gap (ABG) was 28.13 dB, while the postoperative mean ABG was 16.83 dB and the mean gain was 12.83 dB. Conclusion: It is thus worthwhile to consider island of tragal cartilage as a graft material in revision tympanoplasty. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.