Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Tympanoplasty: Fat Graft Myringoplasty

Document Type : Original

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, AIIMS Gorakhpur, India.

10.22038/ijorl.2024.77219.3585

Abstract

Introduction:
Fat tympanoplasty is repair of small dry tympanic membrane perforations using fat as graft material. It is a simple office procedure with minimal morbidity and manipulation of the middle ear.
Materials and Methods:
The present study was a prospective review of 60 patients who underwent fat tympanoplasty over the period of 15 months. In all the patients fat was harvested from ear lobule.
Results:
Patients were kept on follow up for 3 months and evaluated for graft uptake and hearing gain. 86.66% closure rate of tympanic membrane defect was achieved. Postoperative air conduction was 29.6 ± 5.3 while air bone gap was 13.2 ± 6.1.
Conclusion:
The study concludes that fat plug myringoplasty is a simple, quick, less invasive method to repair small tympanic membrane defects.

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Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 36, Issue 4
July and August 2024
Pages 545-550

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