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Combined tympanic epithelial layer avulsion and overlay myringoplasty for diffuse granular myringitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2010

Z Zhang ,
X Liu ,
S Chen  and
Y Zheng
Z Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
X Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
S Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
Y Zheng*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Yiquing Zheng, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yuanjiang West Rd, Guangzhou, PR China510120. Fax: 86 20 81332655 E-mail: Yiqingzheng@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

To explore the feasibility of a novel surgical management technique for severe, chronic granular myringitis with diffuse granulation tissue over the tympanic membrane, with or without involvement of the external auditory canal.

Study design:

This was a retrospective design.

Method:

A surgical technique combining tympanic epithelial avulsion with overlay myringoplasty was used to treat 21 severe cases.

Results:

All 21 cases were cured after one operation. Three months after surgery, patients' tympanic membranes had returned to normal, and their air–bone gaps were less than 10 dB.

Conclusion:

This new surgical procedure represents improved treatment for severe, chronic granular myringitis.

Keywords

Tympanic MembraneGranular MyringitisMyringoplastyOtologic Surgical Procedures
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 8 , August 2010 , pp. 842 - 845
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2010

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