Two Cases of Fat Graft Myringoplasty.
- Author:
Jong Won NA
1
;
Hong Jo KIM
;
Jung Guk SHIN
;
Gun Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Sung Ae General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fat Graft Myringoplasty
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, Local;
Ear;
Middle Ear Ventilation;
Myringoplasty*;
Transplants*;
Tympanic Membrane;
Tympanic Membrane Perforation;
Tympanoplasty
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000;43(6):659-662
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tympanic membrane perforations are frequently encountered diseases and can be treated with several different methods, induding tympanoplasty with tympanic membrane grafting which requires more profound techniques and clinical care. A fat graft myringoplasty is a cost-effective techniquc managing small tympanic membrane perforations and is used when challenged by a myringoplasty failure, or following tympanostomy tube extrusion. It involves wedging a piece of fat from the ear lobule into the perforation with local anesthesia in a one-day-stay procedure. This study demonstrates the efficacy of this method in a persistent small tympanic membrane perforation.
