[Palisade cartilage tympanoplasty in reconstructing almost total defects of tympanic membrane: own experience]

The authors described 8 patients with almost total defects of tympanic membrane. The patients were operated on with palisade tympanoplasty technique (m. Heermann) with the use of conchal autografts for reconstruction of the tympanic membrane. The technique is very useful and gives good results.