ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024
Endoscopic Double Flap Tympanoplasty.
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Aim: This study is aimed to compare the outcomes of the two techniques (endoscopic single flap tympanoplasty- ESFT versus endoscopic double flap tympanoplasty - EDFT) of endoscopic tympanoplasty for repairing large tympanic membrane (TM)perforations with limited anterior remnant. Methodology: In this randomised controlled trial, forty patients with large sized TM perforations were included and randomised in the ESFT and EDFT arms with twenty patients in each group. Both the groups underwent endoscopic tympanoplasty using temporalis fascia graft. The graft uptake rates and hearing results were compared. Results: Graft success rate was 85% (17/20 cases) in the ESFT group and 90%(18/20 cases) in the EDFT group. The ABG (air-bone gap) improvement median with interquartile range(IQR) was 5 dB (3.12 dB-10 dB) in the ESFT group and 8.75 dB (5dB-11.87 dB) in the EDFT group. The difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: In our study, there was no statistically significant difference in the graft success rate or hearing gain in ESFT or EDFT group. Moreover, there was longer operative time and need for an extra incision while raising the anterior flap. This lack of statistically significant results in our study may be since the study has a very small sample size. Whether the same conclusion is reproducible needs to be further explored by a larger sized randomised controlled trial.
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