Serous Otitis Media and Type 1 Tympanoplasties in Children

The prevalence of serous otitis media has caused a philosophical difference as to when a tympanoplasty should be performed in children. This retrospective study of 74 children (aged 3–17) who underwent 80 operations was undertaken to investigate this problem. The overall success rate for type 1 tympanoplasty was 66%. Age was not a reliable factor in predicting successful results. A history of recurrent serous otitis media was not an important indicator. Adenoidectomy did not influence the surgical outcome. The status of the nonoperated ear was probably a significant factor. Type 1 tympanoplasty has a reasonably good chance of success in children regardless of age and/or previous middle ear ventilation problems. However, a good clinical test of eustachian tube function is still needed to improve further the predictability of tympanoplasty in children.

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Type 1 tympanoplasty: does the status of contralateral ear affect the outcome?

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20191738 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 722

Author(s):

Arindam Das ◽

Sandipta Mitra ◽

Debasish Ghosh ◽

Arunabha Sengupta

Keyword(s):

Success Rate ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Prospective Observational Study ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Chronic Otitis Media ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

The Status ◽

Contralateral Ear

Background: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of contralateral ear status on the success rate (anatomical closure) of type 1 tympanoplasty.Methods: The study is a prospective observational study comprising of 60 patients diagnosed with chronic otitis media, who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty during 2016-2018 in a tertiary care hospital. Results: In our study, contralateral ear was normal in 40 (66.7%) cases & diseased in 20 (33.3%) cases. Success rate of type 1 tympanoplasty in patients with normal contralateral ear was 90% (n=36) but success rate was only 60% (n=12) in diseased contralateral ear. This was statistically significant (p=0.006).Conclusions: Our study revealed that the status of the opposite ear is an individual prognostic factor for type 1 tympanoplasty. In other words, graft-healing rates are poorer in individuals whose opposite ears are atelectatic or perforated because of chronic otitis media.

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Modification of Surgical Procedures of Type 1 Tympanoplasty for Non-Cholesteatomatous Chronic Otitis Media

ORL ◽

10.1159/000265124 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 71-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Akinobu Kakigi ◽

Taizo Takeda ◽

Hiroaki Nakatani ◽

Kenichi Kozakura ◽

Shoichi Sawada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Otitis Media ◽

Surgical Procedures ◽

Chronic Otitis Media ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty

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Comparative study between result of temporalis muscle fascia and tragal cartilage perichondrium as a graft material in type 1 tympanoplasty

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20180726 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 565

Author(s):

Abhay Kumar ◽

Prabhu Narayan ◽

Prem Narain ◽

Jaypal Singh ◽

Prateek Kumar Porwal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Otitis Media ◽

Pure Tone Audiometry ◽

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Graft Material ◽

Temporalis Fascia ◽

Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Hearing Results ◽

Group Type ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty

Background: Leading cause of deafness in India is chronic suppurative otitis media. Most common cause of TM perforation is chronic suppurative otitis media. With this background this study was to compare hearing results, as well as graft takes for commonly preferred reconstruction techniques of the TM (i.e., temporalis fascia vs. cartilage) in tympanoplasty.Methods: The present study consists of 60 cases of C.S.O.M (TTD) which was divided into two groups with 30 cases in each group. In first group type1 tympanoplasty was done by Temporalis fascia technique. In second group type 1 tympanoplasty done by tragal cartilage with perichondrium technique. History and otoscopic examination along with pure tone audiometry was performed preoperatively. Postoperative hearing results and graft uptake were compared between two groups, all surgeries were performed through the post aural approach. Results: Graft uptake results are better with tragal cartilage with perichondrium technique. Hearing improved significantly in both groups. Though this was slightly better in TFT, but not significant statistically.Conclusions: Graft uptake rates are better with the tragal cartilage with perichondrium technique in comparison of TFT and hearing results are almost equivalent with both techniques.

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A Comparative Study of Endoscopic and Microscopic Approach Type 1 Tympanoplasty for Simple Chronic Otitis Media

The Journal of International Advanced Otology ◽

10.5152/iao.2015.1011 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 28-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Tzu-Yen Huang ◽

Kuen-Yao Ho ◽

Ling-Feng Wang ◽

Chen-Yu Chien ◽

Hsun-Mo Wang

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Chronic Otitis Media ◽

Microscopic Approach ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty

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Comparison of the anatomical and functional success of fascia and perichondrium grafts in transcanal endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasty

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.1186/s40463-019-0386-z ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kadir Özdamar ◽

Alper Sen

Keyword(s):

Retention Rates ◽

Success Rates ◽

Temporal Muscle ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Status ◽

Group A ◽

Group B ◽

Age Range

Abstract Background There are no studies in the literature, comparing the functional and anatomical successes of the use of fascial and perichondrial grafts in endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasties. Objectives To compare the anatomical and functional outcomes of grafting with the fascia of the temporalis muscle and with the perichondrium of the tragal cartilage in patients undergoing primary transcanal type 1 tympanoplasty with endoscopy. Methods We enrolled a total of 151 patients (80 females and 71 males with a mean age of 26.0 ± 9.3 years in the age range between 18-57) with MERI scores ranging from 1 to 3 and who underwent a transcanal endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasty without tympanomeatal flap elevation. The patients were assigned to two groups according to the type of the graft used. The patients were assigned to either the tragal cartilage perichondrium group (Group A) or the fascia of the temporal muscle (Group B). The groups were compared according to the pre- and postoperative air-bone gaps and to the status of the tympanic membrane. Results There were no statistically significant differences in the distribution of the age, gender, localization, MERI scores, the duration of the operation, and the size of the perforation (all p values> 0.05). The pre-operative air-bone gap values of Group A and B did not show a statistically significant difference (p = 0.073). The postoperative improvement in the air-bone gap value did not demonstrate a significant difference between Group A and B (p = 0.202). The graft retention rates were 94.9 and 97.2% in Group A and in Group B respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of the graft retention success rates (p = 0.743). Conclusion Perichondrium and fascia were suitable for use in endoscopic tympanoplasties.

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ROLE OF MASTOIDECTOMY IN TYPE 1 TYMPANOPLASTY OF SAFE TYPE CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare ◽

10.18410/jebmh/2016/1167 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (102) ◽

pp. 5645-5649

Author(s):

Sami Ullah ◽

Faiz S. M ◽

Mohd Shakeel ◽

Saurabh Srivastav ◽

Satveer Singh Jassal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

A Prospective Study

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Endoscopic versus microscopic type 1 tympanoplasty in chronic suppurative otitis media- tubotympanic type

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20201289 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 720 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kiran A. Deshmukh ◽

Vinayak Kurle

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Conductive Hearing Loss ◽

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Medium Size ◽

Microscopic Technique ◽

Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

Conductive Hearing

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media attributes to 71.6% of hearing impairment in which most of them only have central perforations without any ossicular erosion or middle ear pathology. There are insufficient explanations to conclude which technique is better for type 1 tympanoplasty. Hence the study was conducted to compare and analyze the endoscopic technique with conventional microscopic technique for performing type 1 tympanoplasty.Methods: This prospective study was done at Basaweshwara teaching and general hospital attached to MR medical college, Kalaburagi from December 2015 to June 2017 after obtaining institutional ethical clearance. Patients were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomly posted for surgery by either endoscopic or microscopic technique and results were analyzed. Results: There were 60 patients in the study between 11-65 years with mean age of 28.85±10.87 years in which were 28 females and 32 were males. All patients were divided into 2 groups in which 30 underwent endoscopic and 30 underwent microscopic type 1 tympanoplasty. In this 46.7% of the patients had left ear conductive hearing loss whereas 31.7% of patients had right ear conductive hearing loss and 21.7% of the patients had bilateral conductive hearing loss which included 22 small perforations, 33 medium size perforations and 5 large perforations of pars tensa.Conclusions: We conclude that endoscope can be a better alternative for microscope in type 1 tympanoplasty as it provides a wide panoramic view, less operating time and hospital stay with negligible scar post operatively.

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Comparative study of outcomes of type-1 tympanoplasty with and without anterior tucking

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20201277 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 657

Author(s):

Kiran Gangadar S. ◽

G. Priyadarshini

Keyword(s):

Tympanic Membrane ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Chronic Otitis Media ◽

Pure Tone Audiometry ◽

Tympanic Membrane Perforation ◽

Hearing Improvement ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

Membrane Perforation ◽

Group 2

Background: Tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure for closing the tympanic membrane perforation and reconstructing the tympanic membrane and hearing, commonly after trauma and chronic otitis media. The aim of the study was to compare the clinical and audiological outcomes of tympanoplasty with or without anterior tucking.Methods: In this prospective study, 50 patients with chronic otitis media (COM) were divided into two groups. Group 1 underwent type 1 tympanoplasty with anterior tucking method, and group 2 underwent type 1 tympanoplasty without anterior tucking. The result was measured on graft uptake and hearing outcome at 6 months postoperatively by performing pure tone audiometry. Results: The hearing improvement was almost the same in both the groups. Graft uptake was good in type 1 tympanoplasty with tucking (96%) when compared to without tucking tympanoplasty (92%). Complications like residual perforation were seen in both groups equally. Anterior marginal blunting was noted (8%) in type 1 tympanoplasty with tucking.Conclusions: The hearing improvement of type-1 tympanoplasty with anterior tucking and without anterior tucking is the same. Type-1 tympanoplasty with anterior tucking has a better graft acceptance. The only disadvantage of type-1 tympanoplasty with anterior tucking is anterior marginal blunting.

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Outcome of ear surgeries in dry and wet ear

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20172103 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 562 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shreyash C. S. ◽

Rajneesh . ◽

Rahul S.

Keyword(s):

Success Rate ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Chronic Otitis Media ◽

Success Rates ◽

Hearing Improvement ◽

Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Time Of Surgery ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

Cortical Mastoidectomy

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) can present with dry and wet ear (discharging ear). It’s an accepted fact that an actively draining central perforation is not a contraindication for ear surgery. The discharging ear presents the otologists with the dilemma of operating on it or not, this is due to widespread belief that the success rate while doing ear surgeries on wet ears is decidedly inferior. Hence the present dissertation is intended to find the outcome of ear surgeries in dry and wet ear.Methods: The present study comprises of 60 patients who have undergone type 1 tympanoplasty with cortical mastoidectomy, at Fr Muller’s Medical College, Mangalore. These patients were divided into two groups- Wet and Dry, based on the presence or absence of ear discharge at the time of surgery respectively. Inclusion Criteria: Patients of age group 16-60 years and both sexes, with mucosal type of chronic otitis media who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty with cortical mastoidectomy. Exclusion criteria: Patients with squamosal type of chronic otitis media or with ossicular chain erosion. A comparative analysis was done on the hearing improvement and incidence of the graft uptake postoperatively between the two groups.Results: In dry group, complete graft uptake was seen in 90% cases, whereas in wet group, a graft uptake rate of 86.7% was achieved. The graft take up rate is better in high x socio-economic status. Higher take up rates were seen in small and medium perforation compared to subtotal perforations. Hearing improvement, assessed by mean gain of PTA at the end of 6th month postoperatively, was achieved in 86% cases in Wet group and 90% cases in Dry group. There was an average hearing improvement of 13.08 db in speech frequencies in 88.3% cases. The difference between the two groups was statistically insignificant.Conclusions: In our study, we found no statistically significant differences between the success rates of Wet and Dry group, either in terms of graft uptake or the hearing improvement. Thus, from our study, we conclude that the presence of ear discharge at the time of surgery does not affect the success rate of type 1 tympanoplasty.

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A study on endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasty in tubotympanic chronic suppurative otitis media

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20194930 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1580

Author(s):

Kiran A. Deshmukh ◽

Vinayak Kurle

Keyword(s):

Hospital Stay ◽

Otitis Media ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Operating Time ◽

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Suppurative Otitis Media ◽

Type 1 Tympanoplasty ◽

Duration Of Surgery ◽

The Mean

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) attributes to 71.6% of hearing impairment in which most of them only have central perforation without any ossicular erosion or middle ear pathology. Tympanoplasty has evolved to provide and reconstruct better hearing mechanism, avoid complications as well as recurrence. Traditionally over the decades, tympanoplasty has been done using an operating microscope. Middle ear endoscopy was first introduced by Mer and colleagues in 1967, since then middle ear surgeries which were traditionally done using the microscope can be done using the endoscope also.Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Basaweshwar Teaching and General Hospital, Kalaburagi between March 2016 to November 2017. Endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasty was performed in all the cases using temporalis fascia.Results: There were 30 patients between 15-65 years with average being 29.6 years in which 17 were females and 13 were males. Pre and post-operative PTA at 1, 3 and 6 months were analyzed. The mean duration of surgery was 50.13 mins. The mean duration of hospital stay was 2.23 days. The mean duration of wound healing was 12.23 days. The average pre-operative PTA was 32.47±4.79 dBHL and postoperative PTA at 1, 3 and 6 months was18.3±3.22 dbHL, 16.5±2.2 dbHL and 16.35±2.22 dBHL. The graft uptake at end of 6 months was 100%.Conclusions: We here by conclude that endoscope can be a better alternative for microscope in type 1 tympanoplasty as it provides a wide panoramic view, less operating time and hospital stay with minimal visible scar post operatively.

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