Single-Centre Experience Of Using Biodesign Graft In Myringoplasty And Mastoid Surgery

Tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) is a common condition encountered in otological practice. TMP causes include; otitis media, acoustic trauma, ventilation tube insertion, foreign body in the ear canal and cholesteatoma. The majority of acute TMPs heal spontaneously through epithelial proliferation and connective tissue growth. Failure of this healing process can lead to chronic TMPs. Chronic TMP can be associated with recurrent ear infections and hearing loss and in such circumstances myringoplasty may be indicated. In chronic TMP there may be a reservoir of infection in the mastoid bone requiring a cortical mastoidectomy.

Author(s): Ms Shadaba Ahmed

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